Service difficulty report · Handle · Airbus A310222

Difficulty date
October 13, 2012
Submitted
October 15, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N455FE
Make and model
Airbus A310222
Aircraft serial
331
Aircraft time
37,488 hours, 17,455 cycles
Part
Handle
Condition
Sticking
Location
Parking Brake
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

AS POWER WAS INCREASING AFTER TOGA ON TAKE OFF, RECEIVED A CRC FOR "PARKING BRAKE SET" EVEN THOUGH PARKING BRAKE HANDLE WAS DOWN. SECOND TAKE OFF ATTEMPT OK. INSPECTED PARK BRAKE LINKAGE FOR CORRECT OPERATION NO DEFECTS NOTED, CLEANED CONNECTOR AT 7GG, FOUND UPPER SHAFT OF PARK BRAKE HANDLE STICKY, CLEANED AND LUBED HANDLE AS REQUIRED, UNABLE TO DUPLICATE FAULT ON THE GROUND.

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