Service difficulty report · Brake · Airbus A300B4605R

Difficulty date
August 31, 2021
Submitted
August 31, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N731FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4605R
Aircraft serial
709
Aircraft time
46,541 hours, 24,872 cycles
Part
Brake
Part number
C20524110B
Part serial
03351
Condition
Out Of Alignment
Location
Nr 2
Part time
13,679 hours, 7,474 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER T/O HAD ECAM ALERT WITH #2 TIRE EXCEEDING 300 DEGREES. GEAR WAS ALREADY RETRACTED AT THE TIME OF ALERT. ELECTED TO PRESS ON TO CLT WITH MAX 380 DEGREES ON #2 TIRE. PUT GEAR DOWN EARLY INTO CLT WITH BRAKE FANS RUNNING AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. UNEVENTFUL LANDING AND EMERGENCY TERMINATED WITH MAX TIRE TEMP ON #2 REACHING 140 DEGREES WITH BRAKE FANS ON. (INSTALLED 2 LEGS PRIOR) R/R #2 MLG BRAKE ASSY UNIT IN REF TO AMM 32-42-27-04. OK FOR SERVICE AT THIS TIME.

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