Service difficulty report · Detector · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
December 30, 2022
Submitted
December 30, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N657FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
748
Aircraft time
38,804 hours, 20,951 cycles
Part
Detector
Part number
354672001
Part serial
437
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 5 Brk Temp
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

HOT BRAKE NR 5 INDICATION BEFORE TAKEOFF. BRAKE FANS WERE APPLIED AND TEMP GOT INTO NORMAL RANGE FOR TAKEOFF. PASSING 13,000 FT ON DEPARTURE, HOT BRAKE INDICATION WITH NR 5 READING 500-600 DEGREES. ELECTED TO AIRBORNE RETURN TO ORD. BRAKES DID RETURN TO NORMAL TEMP ABOUT 10 MINS PRIOR TO LANDING. AT BLOCK IN, NOTICED NR 5 TEMP INDICATING 80 DEG WITH TEMP WITH SENSOR DISCONNECTED IAW MEL AND NR 2 TEMP INDICATING 0 DEG. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE BRAKE TEMP DETECTION UNIT AND NR 5 TEMP INDICATED 0 DEG WITH SENSOR DISCONNECTED AND NORMAL BRAKE TEMP WITH SENSOR CONNECTED BUT NR 2 STILL READING 0 DEG. INSTALLED NEW SENSOR IN NR 2 POSITION AS NEEDED AND ALL INDICATIONS NOW INDICATE CORRECTLY. OKAY FOR SERVICE.

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