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An A320's ECAM alerted bscu during the arrival descent. An emergency was declared and after landing the brakes operated normally but the steering was inoperative so the aircraft was towed to the gate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 932117 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201102 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Brake System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
During arrival brakes bscu 2 fault occurred; followed ECAM procedures. Declared emergency due to possible single brake system failure. Brakes operated normally; but no nose wheel steering after stopping; so we were towed to the gate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An A320's ECAM alerted BSCU during the arrival descent. An emergency was declared and after landing the brakes operated normally but the steering was inoperative so the aircraft was towed to the gate.
Narrative: During arrival Brakes BSCU 2 fault occurred; followed ECAM procedures. Declared emergency due to possible single brake system failure. Brakes operated normally; but no nose wheel steering after stopping; so we were towed to the gate.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.