Narrative:

On taxi in to gate the ground marshaller gave the stop signal prior to reaching the gate. We immediately stopped the aircraft and searched for any obstructions to our path. There were no indications of any problems inside the cockpit. Ramp tower informed us of a possible fire on the right main gear. We discussed evacuate/evacuation but wanted confirmation. Both engines were shut down and I proceeded to the cabin to confirm the problem. I did not observe any fire from the cabin but noticed white smoke dissipating from the area. I informed the captain of my findings. By the time I returned to the cockpit a mechanic had informed the captain that there was no fire. The fire trucks were rolled for precautionary reasons. The aircraft was secured and towed to the gate. Supplemental information from acn 789795: turning into gate I was on flight interphone. First officer advised fire spotted in left main by people mover driver. Marshall gave stop signal. We stopped. I came up on ramp sent relief pilot into cabin to look. ATC said it was smoke coming from left wheel area. We rolled the fire trucks to investigate and tried to see if it was smoke or fire. #1 brake line sprung a leak on the brakes; dripped on brakes. Ramp assured us there was no fire. We were determining if an evacuate/evacuation was necessary; but no fire meant no evacuate/evacuation to us. Maintenance rolled a portable extinguisher and sprayed the gear down. Landing was made by first officer and brake temperature only reached level 4. We were then towed into the gate. During this event I made no less than 5 PA's and we coordinated with the purser whose professionalism kept all doors armed until we blocked in. Supplemental information from acn 789981: after normal landing and taxi in to ramp; captain was turning into gate when guide man signaled for us to stop. Ramp tower advised we had possible fire on left main landing gear. They then confirmed it was just smoke. Relief pilot went back and confirmed no fire. We discussed evacuate/evacuation but were assured by ramp there was no fire. A mechanic sprayed a wheeled fire bottle on the gear and came up on flight interphone to say hydraulic fluid was leaking onto the forward left brake causing the smoke. OAT 34 degrees C. After securing engines and all hydraulics the wheels were chocked and we were towed into the gate. Passenger left through the jetway. Brake was reading '4' on a hot day.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DURING PARKING MANEUVER B767 FLT CREW IS INFORMED OF SMOKE COMING FROM RIGHT MAIN GEAR.

Narrative: ON TAXI IN TO GATE THE GND MARSHALLER GAVE THE STOP SIGNAL PRIOR TO REACHING THE GATE. WE IMMEDIATELY STOPPED THE ACFT AND SEARCHED FOR ANY OBSTRUCTIONS TO OUR PATH. THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS OF ANY PROBS INSIDE THE COCKPIT. RAMP TWR INFORMED US OF A POSSIBLE FIRE ON THE R MAIN GEAR. WE DISCUSSED EVAC BUT WANTED CONFIRMATION. BOTH ENGS WERE SHUT DOWN AND I PROCEEDED TO THE CABIN TO CONFIRM THE PROB. I DID NOT OBSERVE ANY FIRE FROM THE CABIN BUT NOTICED WHITE SMOKE DISSIPATING FROM THE AREA. I INFORMED THE CAPT OF MY FINDINGS. BY THE TIME I RETURNED TO THE COCKPIT A MECH HAD INFORMED THE CAPT THAT THERE WAS NO FIRE. THE FIRE TRUCKS WERE ROLLED FOR PRECAUTIONARY REASONS. THE ACFT WAS SECURED AND TOWED TO THE GATE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 789795: TURNING INTO GATE I WAS ON FLT INTERPHONE. FO ADVISED FIRE SPOTTED IN L MAIN BY PEOPLE MOVER DRIVER. MARSHALL GAVE STOP SIGNAL. WE STOPPED. I CAME UP ON RAMP SENT RELIEF PLT INTO CABIN TO LOOK. ATC SAID IT WAS SMOKE COMING FROM L WHEEL AREA. WE ROLLED THE FIRE TRUCKS TO INVESTIGATE AND TRIED TO SEE IF IT WAS SMOKE OR FIRE. #1 BRAKE LINE SPRUNG A LEAK ON THE BRAKES; DRIPPED ON BRAKES. RAMP ASSURED US THERE WAS NO FIRE. WE WERE DETERMINING IF AN EVAC WAS NECESSARY; BUT NO FIRE MEANT NO EVAC TO US. MAINT ROLLED A PORTABLE EXTINGUISHER AND SPRAYED THE GEAR DOWN. LNDG WAS MADE BY FO AND BRAKE TEMP ONLY REACHED LEVEL 4. WE WERE THEN TOWED INTO THE GATE. DURING THIS EVENT I MADE NO LESS THAN 5 PA'S AND WE COORDINATED WITH THE PURSER WHOSE PROFESSIONALISM KEPT ALL DOORS ARMED UNTIL WE BLOCKED IN. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 789981: AFTER NORMAL LNDG AND TAXI IN TO RAMP; CAPT WAS TURNING INTO GATE WHEN GUIDE MAN SIGNALED FOR US TO STOP. RAMP TWR ADVISED WE HAD POSSIBLE FIRE ON L MAIN LNDG GEAR. THEY THEN CONFIRMED IT WAS JUST SMOKE. RELIEF PLT WENT BACK AND CONFIRMED NO FIRE. WE DISCUSSED EVAC BUT WERE ASSURED BY RAMP THERE WAS NO FIRE. A MECH SPRAYED A WHEELED FIRE BOTTLE ON THE GEAR AND CAME UP ON FLT INTERPHONE TO SAY HYD FLUID WAS LEAKING ONTO THE FORWARD L BRAKE CAUSING THE SMOKE. OAT 34 DEGS C. AFTER SECURING ENGS AND ALL HYDS THE WHEELS WERE CHOCKED AND WE WERE TOWED INTO THE GATE. PAX LEFT THROUGH THE JETWAY. BRAKE WAS READING '4' ON A HOT DAY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.