Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
August 30, 2025
Submitted
September 5, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N179UW
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
1521
Aircraft time
77,314 hours, 29,997 cycles
Part
Control Cable
Condition
Disconnected
Location
Zone 700
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: BRAKES ARE SPONGY AND WILL SUDDENLY GRAB WITH APPROXIMATELY DOUBLE THE EXPECTED BRAKING FORCE. MAINTENANCE NOTED THAT THE FIRST OFFICERS RUDDER / BRAKE PEDALS WOULD NOT ADJUST AND FOUND THE ADJUSTMENT HANDLE CABLE DISCONNECTED AND FRAYED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE PEDAL ADJUSTER ASSEMBLY CABLE PER AMM 27-21-43-002-A.

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