Md-11 flight crew encountered brake overheat following long slow taxi to gate after landing.

Attributes
ACN	1628949
Time
Date	201903
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZZ.Airport
State Reference	FO
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	MD-11
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	B747-800 Advanced
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor

Narrative:

Landed ZZZZ runway xxl; exited runway at twy K6. Cleared to cross runway xxr. After crossing runway xxr I joined twy B behind a private B747-800. The 747 was taxiing very slow which required more low speed braking. Once clear of the 747; I continued to the [company] ramp. This involved numerous low speed turns. As I approached our gate; we received a level 2 alert 'brake overheat'. The config. Page showed no.4 and no.7 as being over temped. I advised ground crew to keep personnel away from the rt main gear because of the hot brakes. I was advised that no.4 was spitting fire. I also observed that crash fire rescue equipment (crash fire rescue) was coming to the aircraft. Maintenance used dry chemical to extinguish no.4 and crash fire rescue equipment flushed and cooled brakes with water. Long slow complicated taxi in a heavy airplane.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD-11 flight crew encountered brake overheat following long slow taxi to gate after landing.

Narrative: Landed ZZZZ RWY XXL; Exited RWY at TWY K6. Cleared to cross RWY XXR. After crossing RWY XXR I joined TWY B behind a private B747-800. The 747 was taxiing very slow which required more low speed braking. Once clear of the 747; I continued to the [Company] ramp. This involved numerous low speed turns. As I approached our gate; we received a Level 2 Alert 'Brake Overheat'. The config. page showed No.4 and No.7 as being over temped. I advised ground crew to keep personnel away from the Rt Main Gear because of the hot brakes. I was advised that No.4 was spitting fire. I also observed that CFR (Crash Fire Rescue) was coming to the aircraft. Maintenance used dry chemical to extinguish No.4 and CFR flushed and cooled brakes with water. Long slow complicated taxi in a heavy airplane.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.