MD80 crew had brake temperature overheat light illuminate in ZAB class a airspace.

Attributes
ACN	519476
Time
Date	200107
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zab.artcc
State Reference	NM
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zab.artcc tracon : d01.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 6
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 2 flight attendant time total : 2 flight attendant time type : 80
ASRS Report	519476
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	oversight : flight attendant in charge
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist controller : issued new clearance flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Our captain advised flight attendant #1 that an indication light in the cockpit indicated there was a heat problem with the brakes. The captain asked us to monitor the wing portion of the cabin for any unusual heat, however, no heat was observed. The captain and flight attendant #1 were in constant communication. Flight attendant #1 later advised the crew that he and the cockpit crew agreed to institute the planned emergency checklist. We did, and everything went well. The captain did a great job informing the passenger of exactly what was going on and what the crew was doing. We did a fly-by around the sfo tower so they could monitor the landing gear. Then we made a normal landing having the passenger brace at 250 ft. We landed without incident and were towed to the gate. All passenger remained calm and everything went as planned.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CREW HAD BRAKE TEMP OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATE IN ZAB CLASS A AIRSPACE.

Narrative: OUR CAPT ADVISED FLT ATTENDANT #1 THAT AN INDICATION LIGHT IN THE COCKPIT INDICATED THERE WAS A HEAT PROB WITH THE BRAKES. THE CAPT ASKED US TO MONITOR THE WING PORTION OF THE CABIN FOR ANY UNUSUAL HEAT, HOWEVER, NO HEAT WAS OBSERVED. THE CAPT AND FLT ATTENDANT #1 WERE IN CONSTANT COM. FLT ATTENDANT #1 LATER ADVISED THE CREW THAT HE AND THE COCKPIT CREW AGREED TO INSTITUTE THE PLANNED EMER CHKLIST. WE DID, AND EVERYTHING WENT WELL. THE CAPT DID A GREAT JOB INFORMING THE PAX OF EXACTLY WHAT WAS GOING ON AND WHAT THE CREW WAS DOING. WE DID A FLY-BY AROUND THE SFO TWR SO THEY COULD MONITOR THE LNDG GEAR. THEN WE MADE A NORMAL LNDG HAVING THE PAX BRACE AT 250 FT. WE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND WERE TOWED TO THE GATE. ALL PAX REMAINED CALM AND EVERYTHING WENT AS PLANNED.

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.