A319 flight crew reported they got ECAM for 'braking - automatic brake fail' on final. They elected ...

Attributes
ACN	1056017
Time
Date	201212
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Final Approach
Component
Aircraft Component	Brake System
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 180 Flight Crew Total 16000 Flight Crew Type 3000
Person 2
Function	First Officer Pilot Not Flying
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 175 Flight Crew Total 14000 Flight Crew Type 3472
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe

Narrative:

On final we experienced a braking auto brake fail ECAM at 3;000 feet on final. Elected to execute a go around; reviewed FM procedures; landing performance for worst case scenario (a/south failure). Declared emergency with approach; determined best landing runway due to length and prevailing winds (300/18g24). Attempted contact with [dispatch and maintenance] via ACARS to no avail. [Maintenance] did send ACARS indicating a 1.45 additional landing factor if a/south failed. Flight attendants briefed to ensure they knew where their exits were and to identify possible helpers if landing resulted in runway excursion and evacuation necessary. Flew visual approach to uneventful landing; cleared and stopped with alternate brakes. After fire trucks inspected aircraft we elected to [stop] short of gate for tow-in. Tow-in and aircraft securing uneventful.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A319 flight crew reported they got ECAM for 'BRAKING - AUTO BRAKE FAIL' on final. They elected to declare an emergency; go around and review the procedures; and landed normally with alternate brakes.

Narrative: On final we experienced a BRAKING Auto Brake Fail ECAM at 3;000 feet on final. Elected to execute a go around; reviewed FM procedures; landing performance for worst case scenario (A/S failure). Declared emergency with Approach; determined best landing runway due to length and prevailing winds (300/18G24). Attempted contact with [Dispatch and Maintenance] via ACARS to no avail. [Maintenance] did send ACARS indicating a 1.45 additional landing factor if A/S failed. Flight attendants briefed to ensure they knew where their exits were and to identify possible helpers if landing resulted in runway excursion and evacuation necessary. Flew visual approach to uneventful landing; cleared and stopped with Alternate Brakes. After fire trucks inspected aircraft we elected to [stop] short of gate for tow-in. Tow-in and aircraft securing uneventful.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.

A319 flight crew reported they got ECAM for 'braking - automatic brake fail' on final. They elected to declare an emergency; go around and review the procedures; and landed normally with alternate brakes.