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An A320 departed den with brake temperature at upper limit because the pilot was concerned about thunderstorms in the area.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 699586 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200606 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : den.airport |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Thunderstorm |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 188 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 2600 |
| ASRS Report | 699586 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : ecam other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Taxied out thunderstorm moving over airport. Got 2 runway changes and finally into position. I checked the brake temperatures and were approaching 295 degrees C on the left. Cleared for takeoff and left brake went to 300 degrees (airbus limit). I did not abort but kept gear down after takeoff to air cool as per pilot newsletter. Retracting the gear would have subjected the hydraulic system to hot brakes. In retrospect might have been 'more correct' to abandon takeoff and wait the 30 mins on the ground to cool. WX was a consideration as den was planning second ground stop of this trip.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A320 DEPARTED DEN WITH BRAKE TEMP AT UPPER LIMIT BECAUSE THE PLT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT TSTMS IN THE AREA.
Narrative: TAXIED OUT TSTM MOVING OVER ARPT. GOT 2 RWY CHANGES AND FINALLY INTO POS. I CHKED THE BRAKE TEMPS AND WERE APCHING 295 DEGS C ON THE L. CLRED FOR TKOF AND L BRAKE WENT TO 300 DEGS (AIRBUS LIMIT). I DID NOT ABORT BUT KEPT GEAR DOWN AFTER TKOF TO AIR COOL AS PER PLT NEWSLETTER. RETRACTING THE GEAR WOULD HAVE SUBJECTED THE HYD SYS TO HOT BRAKES. IN RETROSPECT MIGHT HAVE BEEN 'MORE CORRECT' TO ABANDON TKOF AND WAIT THE 30 MINS ON THE GND TO COOL. WX WAS A CONSIDERATION AS DEN WAS PLANNING SECOND GND STOP OF THIS TRIP.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.