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A320 flight crew experiences normal brake failure when the landing gear is extended; as annunciated by the ECAM. The approach is continued to landing with alternate brakes functioning normally. The brake fault ECAM had occurred on the previous leg and maintenance had replaced the bscu to no avail.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 980266 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201111 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Normal Brake System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 50 Flight Crew Total 10000 Flight Crew Type 5000 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 260 Flight Crew Total 17000 Flight Crew Type 1232 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
On a visual approach; we got a brakes - automatic brake fault ECAM when the gear handle was lowered. Norm brks and automatic brks showed inoperative on status page. We had the same fault on the same airplane on the previous leg. In that instance; the fault cleared after the gear was cycled; so we tried it. It didn't clear the problem. Altn brks appeared in green on the wheels page; so we continued to landing. The runway was dry. The alternate braking system worked fine. No emergency was declared.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 flight crew experiences normal brake failure when the landing gear is extended; as annunciated by the ECAM. The approach is continued to landing with alternate brakes functioning normally. The brake fault ECAM had occurred on the previous leg and maintenance had replaced the BSCU to no avail.
Narrative: On a visual approach; we got a BRAKES - AUTO BRAKE FAULT ECAM when the gear handle was lowered. NORM BRKS and AUTO BRKS showed inoperative on Status page. We had the same fault on the same airplane on the previous leg. In that instance; the fault cleared after the gear was cycled; so we tried it. It didn't clear the problem. ALTN BRKS appeared in green on the Wheels page; so we continued to landing. The runway was dry. The alternate braking system worked fine. No emergency was declared.
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.