Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
May 6, 2003
Submitted
May 8, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N619AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
527
Aircraft time
24,240 hours, 11,092 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Brake System
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON APPROACH INTO PHL EN ROUTE FROM PHX RECEIVED BRAKE STEERING CONTROL UNIT (BSCU) FAULT CHANNEL NR 1; SYSTEM PREVIOUSLY WAS MEL'D IN SNA (MEL 32-42-03, COND. 1 "BSCU SYS NR 1 INOP"). DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT EVENT, AIRCRAFT ABLE TO TAXI TO GATE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED BSCU IAW AWA T/C R2A32301. VENDOR FUNCTIONAL TEST OF BSCU S/N 118 WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM REASON FOR REMOVAL (NO FAULT FOUND). PERFORMED SERVICE BULLETIN C20216-32-3229, PART NUMBER CONVERTED TO C202163382D32. UNIT TESTED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE IAW CMM 32-47-27.

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