Service difficulty report · Brake Sys · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
August 9, 2026
Submitted
August 11, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N818AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
1375
Aircraft time
75,621 hours, 36,420 cycles
Part
Brake Sys
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Zone 700
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C
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: BRAKE PEDALS SPONGY AND UNRESPONSIVE AT INITIAL APPLICATION THEN GRAB EXCESSIVELY AS PEDAL PRESSURE IS INCREASED - MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED FILLING AND BLEEDING OF ALT BRAKE SYSTEM PER AMM TASK 32-43-00-612-001-A. - MAINTENANCE PURGED LARGE AMOUNTS OF AIR FROM THE SYSTEM AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK PER AMM 32-43-00

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