AN AIRBUS 320 CAPT RPTS PROBS WITH OVERHEATED BRAKES AT HIGH TEMP ARPT AND SHORT TURN TIMES CAUSING FLT CANCELLATIONS.

Date: 2004-04 · Aircraft: A320 · Phase: taxi

Anomalies: aircraft-equipment-problem-critical|other-brake-temp-exceeds-max-limit

Synopsis

AN AIRBUS 320 CAPT RPTS PROBS WITH OVERHEATED BRAKES AT HIGH TEMP ARPT AND SHORT TURN TIMES CAUSING FLT CANCELLATIONS.

Narrative

INHERITED ACFT FROM ZZZ INBOUND FLT. WARM BRAKES DURING COCKPIT SETUP. TAXI OUT (SINGLE ENG) INTO POS ON RWY 25R. 1 BRAKE EXCEEDED 300 DEGS. TAXIED CLR OF RWY ONTO PARALLEL. BRAKE TEMP CONTINUED TO INCREASE. ASKED TWR TO TAXI ONTO AND DOWN RWY TO ATTEMPT TO CIRCULATE AIR AROUND BRAKES. USED DIFFERENTIAL BRAKING TO STAY OFF L BRAKE SET. CIRCLED RWY/TXWY TWICE. THEN INCREASE IN R SET OF BRAKES (550 DEGS MAX ON #4). RETURNED TO GATE. CHOCKED ACFT. ALL 4 BRAKE'S TEMPS EXCESSIVE. ASKED FOR FANS; NONE AVAILABLE FROM LCL OPS. FIRE DEPT HAD FANS. CONTACTED MAINT CTLR TO ADVISE. WAS INFORMED NO PROC IN AIRBUS MAINT MANUAL ALLOWING USE OF FANS FOR COOLING. BRAKE TEMPS COOLED AFTER 1+ HR SIT. READY TO PUSH FOR SECOND TIME; 2 TIRES WENT FLAT. FLT ATTENDANTS TIMED OUT. LCL MAINT MANUAL HAD 2 REPLACEMENT TIRES BUT HAD FAULTY JACK AND UNQUALIFIED PERSONNEL TO CHANGE TIRES. NET RESULT: A GREAT NUMBER OF MISCONNECTIONS AND ILL WILL FOSTERED BY LACK OF PROPER EQUIP TO COOL BRAKES AT STATION. OUTSIDE AIR TEMP ONLY 33 DEGS C IN LAS. WOULD BE GETTING MUCH HOTTER. WE RECEIVED ACFT LATE WITH ONLY ABOUT 35 MIN TURN AND WARM BRAKES TO START WITH. LAS TAXI FROM GATES TO RWYS 25A IS DOWNHILL RUN. THIS PROB IS GOING TO RECUR ALL SUMMER IN DEN/LAS/PHX WITH OUR FLEET.

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