Service difficulty report · Btms · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
March 30, 2012
Submitted
April 2, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N636JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
2755
Aircraft time
22,029 hours, 7,736 cycles
Part
Btms
Part number
351H51002
Part serial
10560
Condition
Failed
Location
Brake System
Part time
22,052 hours, 7,744 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLT 667 BUF-MCO, CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY DUE TO BRAKE HOT ECAM AT 35000FT. PG SHOWED BRAKE NR 2 FLUCTUATING BETWEEN 310-450 INITIALLY TEMP APPEARED TO COME DOWN BELOW 300 MOMENTARILY THEN STARTED TO RISE SPORADICALLY TILL READING 750-850 AND STAYED THERE UNTIL CREW WERE ABLE TO PERFORM THE ECAM ACTION OF LOWERING THE GEAR. BRAKE TEMP CAME STEADILY AND STAYED WITHIN NORMAL RANGE 60-80 FOR THE REST OF THE FLIGHT BRAKE NR 1 STAYED 65-70 THROUGHTOUT AND GOT COOLER LATER IN FLIGHT (BRAKE TEMPERATURE MONITORING UNIT). REMOVED AND REPLACED LT MLG BTMU IAW AMM 32-27-18. OPS CHECK OK.

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