Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
December 14, 2023
Submitted
January 25, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N653FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
736
Aircraft time
39,775 hours, 21,640 cycles
Part
Transmitter
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Faulted
Location
Brake Pedal
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON LANDING ROLLOUT BRAKING WAS NOT AVAILABLE ON THE RIGHT SIDE FROM EITHER SEAT WITH THE BRAKES IN NORM/ON. SWITCHED BRAKES TO ALTN /ON AND BRAKING WAS RESTORED. PUMPED BRAKES IN NORMAL POSITION ON BOTH CAPT AND FO SIDE. NOTICED BRAKES WERE SLOW AND SPONGY IN MOVEMENT ON BOTH LT AND RT MAIN GEAR. ALSO, NOTICED NO ASSOCIATED BRAKE PRESSURE WHILE PUMPING THE BRAKES IN THE NORMAL POSITION. AFTER SWITCHING TO POSITION ALTERNATE, BRAKES AND BRAKE PRESSURE OPERATED NORMALLY ON BOTH SIDES. PERFORMED BITE CHECK OF THE BSCU PER ABOVE REFERANCE AND FOUND CODE (008) WHICH INDICATES THE BRAKE PEDAL POSITION TRANSMITTER UNIT 11GG. VERIFIED CODE WITH MOC. SUSPECT FAULTY BRAKE PEDAL POSITION TRANSMITTER UNIT 11GG. FURTHER T/S REQUIRED. FOUND DEBRIS IN FO'S BRAKE PEDAL TRANSMITTER CONNECTOR 11GG-A . CLEANED TRANSMITTER AND RECONNECTED. DID A BITE CHECK ON THE BSCU AND HAD NO CURRENT FAULTS. ALSO DID A PRESSURE CHECK ON THE R/H MAIN LANDING GEAR BRAKE SYSTEM IN NORMAL AND IN ALTERNATE. BOTH READ 2500 PSI. WITHIN LIMITS. ALL CHECKS GOOD. A/C OK FOR SERVICE. REFAMM 32-42-00-05

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