A321 Captain reported the aircraft rolled uncommanded at the gate after the parking brake was set. Captain applied brakes to stop.
Synopsis
A321 Captain reported the aircraft rolled uncommanded at the gate after the parking brake was set. Captain applied brakes to stop.
Narrative
On Day 0; flt ABCD; ZZZ1-ZZZ; after landing in ZZZ; as PF; I taxied Aircraft X into gate XX. After stopping; I set the parking brake; checked to make sure the accumulator had pressure; then looked to make sure parking brake" was shown on the display panel. At this time; I proceeded to shut down engine one; then engine two. Just as I started to shut down number two; there was a brief ecam; that we think said something about the parking brake. It was only on for about 1 to 2 seconds; then extinguished. Very quick. During this time; while the number two engine was spooling down; my FO noticed the plane started to roll forward very slowly; he said brakes brakes! Luckily my feet were still very close to the brake pedals. I applied the brakes to stop the slow roll. While still holding the brakes with my feet; I recycled the parking brake by turning it off; then back on again. After doing so; all indications showed that the parking brake was indeed set again. Not trusting the system now; I kept my feet on the brakes until the engines were totally spooled down; and the signal was given from the ground crew that the chocks were set. I then released the brakes; with no further incident. After the jetway was connected; I checked with all ground personnel to make sure there were no injuries or any damage. There were none. They informed us that the plane rolled forward approximately 3 feet. We were very fortunate. Upon speaking with maintenance there; he informed me that this exact aircraft; Aircraft X; had this same problem a few weeks earlier; was inspected then; found no problems; and was returned to service.There were no listed write ups in the logbook that I noticed during my initial pre-flight."
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