<< >> NASA ASRS Report 708740, August 2006

B737 crew reports landing with brakes locked on left side with resulting tire failure and fire. Evacuate/evacuation ensued; crash fire rescue equipment quenched fire.

Attributes
ACN	708740
Time
Date	200608
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-400
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 260 flight time total : 25000 flight time type : 20000
ASRS Report	708740
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 10000
ASRS Report	708439
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Made a normal visual landing. Touchdown was soft and smooth. Immediately I heard and felt both left main tires blow and the aircraft started vibrating. Tower advised us almost immediately that they saw sparks and smoke on touchdown. Stopped the aircraft on the runway and the tower reported we still had smoke and appeared a fire in the left wheel area. I commanded the evacuate/evacuation. All 113 passenger and 5 crew members used the escape slides with no injuries. My crew members did an excellent job. They performed their duties with the greatest of skill and speed. Flight attendants kept the cabin calm and orderly. The passenger showed no sign of panic.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 CREW RPTS LNDG WITH BRAKES LOCKED ON L SIDE WITH RESULTING TIRE FAILURE AND FIRE. EVAC ENSUED; CFR QUENCHED FIRE.

Narrative: MADE A NORMAL VISUAL LNDG. TOUCHDOWN WAS SOFT AND SMOOTH. IMMEDIATELY I HEARD AND FELT BOTH L MAIN TIRES BLOW AND THE ACFT STARTED VIBRATING. TWR ADVISED US ALMOST IMMEDIATELY THAT THEY SAW SPARKS AND SMOKE ON TOUCHDOWN. STOPPED THE ACFT ON THE RWY AND THE TWR RPTED WE STILL HAD SMOKE AND APPEARED A FIRE IN THE L WHEEL AREA. I COMMANDED THE EVAC. ALL 113 PAX AND 5 CREW MEMBERS USED THE ESCAPE SLIDES WITH NO INJURIES. MY CREW MEMBERS DID AN EXCELLENT JOB. THEY PERFORMED THEIR DUTIES WITH THE GREATEST OF SKILL AND SPD. FLT ATTENDANTS KEPT THE CABIN CALM AND ORDERLY. THE PAX SHOWED NO SIGN OF PANIC.

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.