Service difficulty report · Line · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
April 7, 2020
Submitted
April 13, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N742FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
613
Aircraft time
55,245 hours, 25,023 cycles
Part
Line
Part number
C20524110B
Part serial
03705
Condition
Leaking
Location
Mlg Brake
Part time
13,332 hours, 7,982 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, A, J
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

PDIS 742 32-43 3053 07APR20 EWR OPEN U LOGPAGES:3269955 AFTER LANDING AT KEWR 04R AND EXTENDED TAXI RECEIVED HOT BRAKE WARNING. SELECTED BRAKE FAN ON AND NOTICED #8 BRAKE HEATING THRU 300 DEGREES. AS WE TURNED INTO SPOT THE TEMP CONTINUED TO INCREASE AND WE STOPPED SHORT OF SPOT. PREVIOUS WRITE-UP. SHGN 07APR20 05:59 EWR U -AS THE A/C TAXI INTO GATE NOTICED FLAMES/FIRE SHOOTING OUT OF #8 BRAKE/TIRE. -USED BIG PURPLE K FIRE BOTTLE FROM THE GATE. FLAMES WENT OUT. -FIRE TRUCK SHOWED UP AND SPRAYED IT WITH WATER. -NOTICED HYD LEAK FROM FWD AND AFT BRAKE LINES AROUND THE QUICK DISCONNECT. -AWAITING ON BRAKES TO COOL DOWN. -NEED FURTHER MORE INSPECTION. (FROM WRI 32-43/3057) FACT 07APR20 14:04 EWR REMOVED AND REPLACED #8 MLG BRAKE ASSY. PER A300-600 AMM REF.32-42-27-04. OPS AND LEAK CHECK OK.

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