Service difficulty report · None · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
June 16, 2022
Submitted
June 28, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N678FE
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
792
Aircraft time
31,945 hours, 18,150 cycles
Part
None
Part number
354672001
Part serial
592
Condition
None
Location
N/A
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, M
Precautionary procedure
A, B

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

What was found

PDIS 678 32-46 2166 16JUN22 SHV OPEN U HOT BREAKS # 1 WHILE AIRBORNE BRAKE FAN DID NOT LWR THE TEMP, HIGHEST TEMP 385 LAND AT KSHV ***EMERGENCY DECLARED*** MEL 16JUN22 04:47 SHV U REL FOR SVC PER MEL : 32-47-02 CATEGORY : C EXPIRATION : 26JUN22 "MEL 32-47-02: ECAM BRAKE(S) # 1 TEMP IND(S) - INOP." VISUALLY CHECKED #1 BRAKE AND DID NOT FIND ANY SIGNS OF OVER HEAT OR FIRE. MEASURED TEMP WITH LASER THERMOMETER AND WAS 95 DEG F AND ALL OTHER BRAKES ON LEFT GEAR WERE WITH IN 5 EG. WHILE DEBRIEFING CREW #1 BRAKE TEMP WAS ERRACTIC. PERFORMED BITE CHECK ON BSCU AND DID NOT FIND ANY FAULT RELATED TO BRAKE TEMP. PERFORM BRAKE TEMP AJUSTMNT TEST I.A.W AMM 32- 47-00-05. VERIFIED #1 EMP PROBE. DEFERRING #1 BRAKE TEMP. FAN WORKING. "MEL 32-47-02: ECAM BRAKE(S) # 1 TEMP IND) - INOP" C/7321070 FACT 18JUN22 17:03 LAX PUT A/C BACK INTO ORG CONFIG, SLAVED IN NEW BRAKE TEMP BULB FOR T/S AND FOUND TEMP FLUCTIFROM 320 DEG TO 25 DEG THEN BACK TO 320 DEG.RE- CONN PLUG BACK TO ORG TEMP BULB REF AMM 32-47-00-09. WHILE CONT T/S NOTICED #8 BRAKE WAS READING 0 DEG WHILE ALL THE BRAKES ON THE RIGHT GEAR WERE ALL READING 20 DEG. R & R BRAKE TEMP DETECTOR UNIT REF AMM 32-47-25-04, PERFORMED FUNC TEST OF HOT BRK DET AND WANRN REF AMM 32-47-00-05, TEST PASSED AND ALL AURAL AND WARNING FUN OPERATED NORM. P/N 35-467-2001, S/N 592, AE TOULOUSE, BRAKE TEMP DET UNIT. A/C OK FOR SVC.