B737 flight crew reported a wheel fire at the gate resulted in an evacuation.

Attributes
ACN	1694016
Time
Date	201910
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Main Gear
Person 1
Function	Pilot Not Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 122 Flight Crew Total 13037 Flight Crew Type 2766
Person 2
Function	Pilot Flying First Officer
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor

Narrative:

It was a normal uneventful flight with a visual approach to runway xxr. We landed and exited and taxied to the gate. We parked the aircraft at gate xx and accomplished the parking checklist. The jet bridge was brought up to the aircraft. At this time we saw two ground personnel with a mobile fire extinguisher pointing to the right wheel assembly to alert us of a potential fire at the right wheel assembly and brakes. We immediately called for fire department support. With smoke visible outside we elected to evacuate the cabin through the main cabin door into the terminal. I informed the purser of the situation and commanded the passengers to evacuate through the main cabin door. First officer and the inflight crew did an outstanding job throughout the evacuation; keeping everyone calm and orderly. We continued to monitor the situation through deplaning and post flight; staying in contact with all departments. Everyone involved did an outstanding job. Excellent CRM and communication for a quick safe resolution.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 flight crew reported a wheel fire at the gate resulted in an evacuation.

Narrative: It was a normal uneventful flight with a visual approach to Runway XXR. We landed and exited and taxied to the gate. We parked the aircraft at Gate XX and accomplished the parking checklist. The jet bridge was brought up to the aircraft. At this time we saw two ground personnel with a mobile fire extinguisher pointing to the right wheel assembly to alert us of a potential fire at the right wheel assembly and brakes. We immediately called for fire department support. With smoke visible outside we elected to evacuate the cabin through the main cabin door into the terminal. I informed the purser of the situation and commanded the passengers to evacuate through the main cabin door. First Officer and the inflight crew did an outstanding job throughout the evacuation; keeping everyone calm and orderly. We continued to monitor the situation through deplaning and post flight; staying in contact with all departments. Everyone involved did an outstanding job. Excellent CRM and communication for a quick safe resolution.

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.