DC8 crew had hot and frozen, welded brakes when attempting a 'power back' from the parking area.

Attributes
ACN	534794
Time
Date	200201
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-8 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground other : power back
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 82 flight time total : 7212 flight time type : 4100
ASRS Report	534794
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 4
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Aircraft
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Through secondhand knowledge, my aircraft while chocked in the ramp, blew some ground equipment into a DC8 and did some minor damage. My aircraft had a frozen brake and I was speaking with the mechanic on the headset who gave me clearance to start all 4 engines and power out of the parking space a few ft to 'unstick' the frozen brake. After being unchocked, I throttled up to 45% N1 on all 4 engines after being cleared. The aircraft did not move an inch. We shut down all 4 engines and maintenance hooked up a heat blower to the frozen brake. It worked and we blocked out an hour late.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC8 CREW HAD HOT AND FROZEN, WELDED BRAKES WHEN ATTEMPTING A 'PWR BACK' FROM THE PARKING AREA.

Narrative: THROUGH SECONDHAND KNOWLEDGE, MY ACFT WHILE CHOCKED IN THE RAMP, BLEW SOME GND EQUIP INTO A DC8 AND DID SOME MINOR DAMAGE. MY ACFT HAD A FROZEN BRAKE AND I WAS SPEAKING WITH THE MECH ON THE HEADSET WHO GAVE ME CLRNC TO START ALL 4 ENGS AND PWR OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE A FEW FT TO 'UNSTICK' THE FROZEN BRAKE. AFTER BEING UNCHOCKED, I THROTTLED UP TO 45% N1 ON ALL 4 ENGS AFTER BEING CLRED. THE ACFT DID NOT MOVE AN INCH. WE SHUT DOWN ALL 4 ENGS AND MAINT HOOKED UP A HEAT BLOWER TO THE FROZEN BRAKE. IT WORKED AND WE BLOCKED OUT AN HR LATE.

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.