Service difficulty report · Brake · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
May 15, 2018
Submitted
May 16, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N672FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
779
Aircraft time
29,065 hours, 15,973 cycles
Part
Brake
Condition
Locked
Location
Left
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

AT THE BEGINNING OF TAKEOFF ROLL, TRANSFERRED CONTROL TO THE FIRST OFFIECER, AND AIRCRAFT SWERVED LEFT. NEITHER PILOT COULD STOP THE SWERVE, CAPTAIN TOOK CONTROL AND STOPPED THE AIRCRAFT. TAXIED BACK. MAINTENANCE INFORMED THE LEFT BRAKE WAS LOCKED. REMOVED & REPLACED THE BSCU IAW AMM 32-42-72-04. BSCU BITE CHECKED NORMAL WITH ITS ENDING CONFIG CODE DISPLAYED. OKAY TO CONTINUE. AS A PRECAUTION, TAXIED THE ACFT FOR A BRAKE CHECK. DURING EXTENSIVE TAXI, USED NORMAL AND ALTERNATE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES FROM STOPPED POSITION AND ROLLING. NO PULLING OR GRABBING OF THE BRAKES WAS NOTICED. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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