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Old 20th Nov 2009, 11:45
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In the A320 series the MAX autobrake is not recommended for landing if you read the QRH. And it cannot be set in the air anyway.

Must be new modification. We used to operate 320 with serial no in low 200s which once landed with max autobrake armed. The crew swore it was genuine mistake and they absolutely were not bent on experimenting
Newish, we've operated A320 series from MSN0006 (No 6 off the production line) to 2009 deliveries and you could land with Autobrake MAX on the earlier aircraft but not on the later one. By no means definitive but the first aircraft I recall seeing this change was around 2004/2005 but please don't quote me on these dates.

As an aside, the early aircraft didn't have brake fans whereas the later ones did and there was a noticeable decrease in brake wear on the later ones. It was noticed that with the carbon brakes and number of applications affecting wear more than braking force applied, pilots weren't worried about heating them too much so tended to use them less timidly hence less appications, especially on short (30-35 minute) summer sectors with only 40 minute turnarounds.
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