Service difficulty report · Selector Valve · Airbus A319131

Difficulty date
September 18, 2016
Submitted
September 20, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N840UA
Make and model
Airbus A319131
Aircraft serial
1522
Aircraft time
50,877 hours, 21,412 cycles
Engine
Iae V2522A5
Part
Selector Valve
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Brakes
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 EXCURSION FROM TAXIWAY. CREW REPORTED LOSS OF BRAKES AND STEERING. PFR SHOWS BRAKE SELECTOR VALVE 23GG FAULT ALONG WITH MLG HYDRAULIC PIPE MESSAGE. TEST RUN ON BSCU CHANNEL 1 & 2. BSCU CHAN 1 LAST LEG REPORT - "BRK SELECTOR VALVE (23GG)/L G HYDRAULIC PIPE". LRU WIRING & BSCU TEST - "NO FAULT DETECTED". NORMAL BRAKING TEST - "NO FAULT DETECTED". GROUND SCAN - "NO FAULT DETECTED". SUSPECT 23GG VALVE IS LEAKING INTERNALLY, REPLACED SAME. PHASE 1 CHECKS, NO DAMAGE NOTED.

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