Service difficulty report · Servo Valve · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
January 3, 2013
Submitted
February 1, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N460UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1248
Aircraft time
41,469 hours, 17,523 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Servo Valve
Part number
C203740002
Part serial
0479
Condition
Faulty
Location
Brake System
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
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 TAXI OUT LEFT BRAKES WERE PULSATING & GRABBING. CREW OBSERVED YELLOW ACCUMULATOR PSI LEFT NEEDLE GOING TO 400 PSI ON ITS OWN AND RELEASING-WITH ASSOCIATED GRABBING FELT. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT NORMAL BRAKE SERVO VALVE IAW AMM. OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. REMOVED AND REPLACED NORMAL SERVO VALVE IAW AMM, OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD.

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