Service difficulty report · Brake · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
July 11, 2026
Submitted
July 15, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N142AN
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6711
Aircraft time
33,573 hours, 13,297 cycles
Part
Brake
Part number
C20534100
Part serial
51634
Condition
Defective
Location
Zone 700
Part time
26,311 hours, 9,333 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

ACFT WAS GROUNDED: THE FLT CREW PERFORMED AN ABORTED TAKEOFF AT APPROX 110 KNOTS AFTER DIRECTIONAL CONTROL IN QUESTION ASSOCIATED WITH A LARGE, ABRUPT YAW TO RT. ACFT RETURNED TO GATE. MAINT ACCOMPLISHED INSPECTION OF RT MLG IAW AMM 05-51-16-200-001-A & FOUND NR 4 BRAKE HAD A METALLIC CLUNKING NOISE WHEN SPINNING TIRE BY HAND. MAINT ALSO FOUND THE NR 3 MLG TIRE DAMAGED DURING INSPECTION. MAINT REPLACED NR 4 BRAKE ASSY (AALA202607150271) ALONG WITH NR 3 (AALA202607154651) & NR 4 (AALA202607157140) TIRE ASSEMBLIES. MAINT ALSO INSPECTED IAW TSM 05-50-00-810-825-A, NO FAULTS RELATED ON PFR, MAX BRAKE TEMP REPORTED AT 800C, & 05-50-00-810-823-A, FLOWCHART LEADS TO TYPEC FOR DIFFERENTIAL BRAKING. NO REPORT OF BRAKE MALFUNCTION DURING TAXI OR IMMEDIATELY AFTER PUSHBACK. TAXIED ACFT FULL LOOP AROUND AIRPORT IAW AMM 09-20-00 & FOUND NO ISSUES WITH BRAKING. (ALL TEMPS NEAR ONE ANOTHER, OR STEERING..

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