Service difficulty report · Brake · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
February 6, 2018
Submitted
February 8, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N744FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
664
Aircraft time
67,277 hours, 22,569 cycles
Part
Brake
Part number
C20524110B
Part serial
06844
Condition
Seized
Location
Nr 6
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER DEPARTURE DURING CLIMB, RECEIVED AN ECAM FOR HOT BRAKE NR 6. LEVELED AT FL250, SLOWED BELOW GEAR SPEED. TEMPERATURE WENT FROM 300 DEGREES. 305 , 310, AND 315, 320 DEGREES BY THE TIME ACFT WAS SLOW ENOUGH TO PULL GEAR DOWN TO COOL. DIVERTED. THE NR 6 INDICATIED ZERO DEGRESS BY APPROACH. ON ROLL OUT WITH NO BRAKE USED, THE NR 6 TEMP EVENTUALLY REACHED 395 DEGREES. FOUND THE NR 6 BRAKE UNIT SEIZED. COULD NOT GET IT TO RELEASE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 6 BRAKE UNIT IAW MM 32-42-2704. OK FOR SERVICE.

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