Service difficulty report · Brake · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
July 15, 2013
Submitted
July 18, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N480UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1555
Aircraft time
39,365 hours, 16,982 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Brake
Part number
21684
Part serial
3404
Condition
Fire
Location
Posit 4
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

RIGHT OTBD BRAKE CAUGHT FIRE ON ROLL IN TO GATE. NO INDICATIONS OF BRAKE OVERHEAT OR DRAGGING ALL INDICATIONS WERE REPORTED NORMAL. REMOVED WHEEL, FOUND BURNED RESIDUE ON NR 4 BRAKE DISCS AND ON TIRE HEAT SHIELD. REPLACED NR 4 BRAKE REF MM AND NR 4 TIRE REF MM 32-41-11-400-0 06A. ACTUAL BRAKE TEMP WAS 395 DEG, NO DEFECTS NOTED. NO FIRE AT GATE WHEN FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AT ACFT. NO ACTION TAKEN. INSPECTED RT MAIN GEAR NR 4 AXLE FOUND NO DEFECTS. REF ITEM 3652001 FOR INSP OF 3, 4 AXLE. OK TO CONTINUE.

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