Service difficulty report · Brake · Airbus A310203

Difficulty date
October 7, 2010
Submitted
October 7, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N430FE
Make and model
Airbus A310203
Aircraft serial
394
Aircraft time
45,555 hours, 22,115 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680A3
Part
Brake
Condition
Smoke
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER LANDING, TOWER REPORTED SMOKE COMING FROM RT MAIN GEAR. TAXIED CLEAR, STOPPED AND HAD FIRE DEPT CHECK ORIGIN. THEY REPORTED FLUID DRIPPING ONTO GEAR. SHUTDOWN AND TOWED BACK TO RAMP. BRAKE TEMPS APPROX 280 DEG MAX (NR3, 150 DEG) IDENTIFIED SMOKE COMING FROM EXCESS GREASE ON BRAKE ASSY NR3 & NR4 . CLEANED BRAKE ASSY AND STRUT. OPERATED BRAKES NO LEAKS, BRAKES OPERATED NORMAL. THIS IS FIRST FLT SINCE MX CHECK (GEAR CHANGE) BRAKE TEMPS AND BRAKE DIFFERNTIAL TEMPS WITHIN NORMAL RANGE REF AMM 32-40-00-06-0.

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