Service difficulty report · Valve · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
January 15, 2005
Submitted
January 18, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N620AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
052
Aircraft time
49,307 hours, 22,165 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
C247030014A
Part serial
U19
Condition
Bypassing
Location
Zone 190
Part time
44,658 hours, 19,727 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
9
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

AFTER TOUCH DOWN, THE BRAKES LOCKED UP ON TAXIWAY, AIRCRAFT UNABLE TO TAXI TO GATE, SHUTDOWN AND DISEMBARKED PASSENGERS ON TAXIWAY. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED PARKING BRAKE SELECTOR VALVE IAW AMM 32-45-51, LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD. CONFIRMED FAILURE OF UNIT FINDING ONE SIDE OF THE MOTOR WAS INOPERATIVE AND FLUID LEAKAGE AT RETURN PORT VALVES. REPLACED MOTOR AND SEALS AND RE-ACCOMPLISHED FUNCTIONAL TEST IAW CMM 32-47-24, REV. 4.

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