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Attributes | |
ACN | 196758 |
Time | |
Date | 199112 |
Day | Sat |
Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : sto |
State Reference | FO |
Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 4 Turbojet Eng |
Navigation In Use | Other |
Flight Phase | ground : parked ground other : taxi landing other |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : atp |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 10500 flight time type : 5500 |
ASRS Report | 196758 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : atp |
Events | |
Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : detected after the fact other |
Consequence | Other |
Supplementary | |
Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On landing the automatic brakes 'grabbed' more than usual and I deactivated the automatic brakes and due to the long runway (11000 ft) I used min brakes. Taxi was normal at 570000 pounds (maximum is 585000). Brake temperatures indicated normal for landing. Taxi time was 6 mins to the gate. At the gate the adjacent airplane reported of our airplane 'landing gear fire.' passenger were instructed to deplane immediately via jetway. Authorities sent fire equipment and no extinguishing was required. Momentarily our mechanic reported that only smoke was observed on #6 brake and all brake temperatures were normal. Closer inspection revealed #6 brake 'right gear' fused to the wheel and the reason for smoke was due to hydraulic fluid of one of the #6 brake pistons. I could evaluate the situation through the terminal's glasses, since they were acting like a mirror. No fire or smoke was observed and crew was able to see the maintenance group around the landing gear and wheel well area inspecting the brakes, indicating that there was no danger.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: HYD BRAKE LINE LEAK CAUSES SMOKE AFTER ARR AT THE GATE.
Narrative: ON LNDG THE AUTOMATIC BRAKES 'GRABBED' MORE THAN USUAL AND I DEACTIVATED THE AUTO BRAKES AND DUE TO THE LONG RWY (11000 FT) I USED MIN BRAKES. TAXI WAS NORMAL AT 570000 POUNDS (MAX IS 585000). BRAKE TEMPS INDICATED NORMAL FOR LNDG. TAXI TIME WAS 6 MINS TO THE GATE. AT THE GATE THE ADJACENT AIRPLANE RPTED OF OUR AIRPLANE 'LNDG GEAR FIRE.' PAX WERE INSTRUCTED TO DEPLANE IMMEDIATELY VIA JETWAY. AUTHORITIES SENT FIRE EQUIP AND NO EXTINGUISHING WAS REQUIRED. MOMENTARILY OUR MECH RPTED THAT ONLY SMOKE WAS OBSERVED ON #6 BRAKE AND ALL BRAKE TEMPS WERE NORMAL. CLOSER INSPECTION REVEALED #6 BRAKE 'R GEAR' FUSED TO THE WHEEL AND THE REASON FOR SMOKE WAS DUE TO HYD FLUID OF ONE OF THE #6 BRAKE PISTONS. I COULD EVALUATE THE SITUATION THROUGH THE TERMINAL'S GLASSES, SINCE THEY WERE ACTING LIKE A MIRROR. NO FIRE OR SMOKE WAS OBSERVED AND CREW WAS ABLE TO SEE THE MAINT GROUP AROUND THE LNDG GEAR AND WHEEL WELL AREA INSPECTING THE BRAKES, INDICATING THAT THERE WAS NO DANGER.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.