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A321 first officer reported ECAM item hot brakes after takeoff resulting in a return to departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1664959 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201907 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A321 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Brake System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
Upon takeoff from ZZZ; ECAM item hot brakes illuminated at same time of command for gear up. Checking brake temperature we noticed the temps were 300 and increasing. Decision made to keep gear extended; and keep speed at 230 or less. Even with gear extended brakes continued to increase temperature to maybe a max of 450/475 indicated on the wheel page. Captain requested priority handing; received vectors back to airport and landed uneventful with crash fire rescue equipment crews following us to gate. On ground with brake fans on; temperature stayed around a max of 400/420. It turns out brake number 2 was dragging or locking up; resulting in one of the brake disc to disintegrate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A321 First Officer reported ECAM item Hot Brakes after takeoff resulting in a return to departure airport.
Narrative: Upon takeoff from ZZZ; ECAM item Hot Brakes illuminated at same time of command for gear up. Checking brake temperature we noticed the temps were 300 and increasing. Decision made to keep gear extended; and keep speed at 230 or less. Even with gear extended brakes continued to increase temperature to maybe a max of 450/475 indicated on the wheel page. Captain requested priority handing; received vectors back to airport and landed uneventful with CFR crews following us to gate. On ground with brake fans on; temperature stayed around a max of 400/420. It turns out brake Number 2 was dragging or locking up; resulting in one of the brake disc to disintegrate.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.