Narrative:

In ZZZ, I performed walkaround on aircraft and found no abnormalities. I did notice white tape around a line on the #1 main landing gear brake. This tape was wrapped 1 width around the line. I saw no indication of work done to brakes. I also noticed the brake pins were close to flush. I did not see maintenance status of aircraft prior to walkaround because the maintenance log was not on aircraft until 15 mins prior to departure. Captain had the papers, I went to aircraft from hotel shuttle and was onboard 1 hour prior to departure. When captain arrived, he stated all paperwork of aircraft clean. When mechanic arrived with maintenance log, I reviewed it and found brake pins had been inspected and cleared. After a normal landing in ZZZ1, the #1 brake was 45 degrees C and the #2 went to 515 degrees C. Nothing abnormal for flight or landing besides brake temperatures of #1 main landing gear. At gate in ZZZ1, we notified mechanic of brake temperature and I made an entry in the logbook. ZZZ1 mechanic told us that the #1 brake had been deactivated. Our current maintenance release document showed nothing on those lines. This maintenance release document matched the release time in the ACARS. The tape on brake was of such non standard tape that it would not alert me to work performed. I have never seen a deactivated brake, marked with a small area of off-white tape. If tape had been bright orange/red, it would have prompted me to look more into the situation.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN AIRBUS 319 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH #1 BRAKE DEACTIVATED AND NOT DEFERRED PER THE MEL. THE #1 BRAKE WAS SHOWN ON THE MAINT RELEASE AS INSPECTED OK AND CLRED.

Narrative: IN ZZZ, I PERFORMED WALKAROUND ON ACFT AND FOUND NO ABNORMALITIES. I DID NOTICE WHITE TAPE AROUND A LINE ON THE #1 MAIN LNDG GEAR BRAKE. THIS TAPE WAS WRAPPED 1 WIDTH AROUND THE LINE. I SAW NO INDICATION OF WORK DONE TO BRAKES. I ALSO NOTICED THE BRAKE PINS WERE CLOSE TO FLUSH. I DID NOT SEE MAINT STATUS OF ACFT PRIOR TO WALKAROUND BECAUSE THE MAINT LOG WAS NOT ON ACFT UNTIL 15 MINS PRIOR TO DEP. CAPT HAD THE PAPERS, I WENT TO ACFT FROM HOTEL SHUTTLE AND WAS ONBOARD 1 HR PRIOR TO DEP. WHEN CAPT ARRIVED, HE STATED ALL PAPERWORK OF ACFT CLEAN. WHEN MECH ARRIVED WITH MAINT LOG, I REVIEWED IT AND FOUND BRAKE PINS HAD BEEN INSPECTED AND CLRED. AFTER A NORMAL LNDG IN ZZZ1, THE #1 BRAKE WAS 45 DEGS C AND THE #2 WENT TO 515 DEGS C. NOTHING ABNORMAL FOR FLT OR LNDG BESIDES BRAKE TEMPS OF #1 MAIN LNDG GEAR. AT GATE IN ZZZ1, WE NOTIFIED MECH OF BRAKE TEMP AND I MADE AN ENTRY IN THE LOGBOOK. ZZZ1 MECH TOLD US THAT THE #1 BRAKE HAD BEEN DEACTIVATED. OUR CURRENT MAINT RELEASE DOCUMENT SHOWED NOTHING ON THOSE LINES. THIS MAINT RELEASE DOCUMENT MATCHED THE RELEASE TIME IN THE ACARS. THE TAPE ON BRAKE WAS OF SUCH NON STANDARD TAPE THAT IT WOULD NOT ALERT ME TO WORK PERFORMED. I HAVE NEVER SEEN A DEACTIVATED BRAKE, MARKED WITH A SMALL AREA OF OFF-WHITE TAPE. IF TAPE HAD BEEN BRIGHT ORANGE/RED, IT WOULD HAVE PROMPTED ME TO LOOK MORE INTO THE SIT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.