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EMB170 flight crew experiences an EICAS message during takeoff indicating the parking brake is set; and continues the takeoff. Once airborne the message clears on its own then reappears 20 minutes later. After consultation with maintenance the crew elects to divert to an airport with longer; wider runways. The landing is uneventful.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 988333 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201201 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 170/175 ER/LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Central Warning/Master Caution |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
While taking off; after pushing the thrust levers forward; we received an EICAS message that said the parking brake was set. Realizing that it was impossible for it to be set; because we were accelerating rapidly; we continued the takeoff roll. Once airborne the message cleared from the EICAS. Approximately twenty minutes into the flight; the EICAS message reappeared. We called maintenance control and they informed us that it was most likely an erroneous message. Not feeling confident that the brake was not set we decided to divert to an airport that had longer and wider runways. After discussing it with dispatch; we decided that kpit was a good diversion airport. We continued on to kpit; declared an emergency with ATC; and landed uneventfully. In the future I will call for a rejected takeoff. This way we can better think about the situation and decide if we should continue or cancel the flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: EMB170 Flight Crew experiences an EICAS message during takeoff indicating the parking brake is set; and continues the takeoff. Once airborne the message clears on its own then reappears 20 minutes later. After consultation with Maintenance the crew elects to divert to an airport with longer; wider runways. The landing is uneventful.
Narrative: While taking off; after pushing the thrust levers forward; we received an EICAS message that said the parking brake was set. Realizing that it was impossible for it to be set; because we were accelerating rapidly; we continued the takeoff roll. Once airborne the message cleared from the EICAS. Approximately twenty minutes into the flight; the EICAS message reappeared. We called Maintenance Control and they informed us that it was most likely an erroneous message. Not feeling confident that the brake was not set we decided to divert to an airport that had longer and wider runways. After discussing it with dispatch; we decided that KPIT was a good diversion airport. We continued on to KPIT; declared an emergency with ATC; and landed uneventfully. In the future I will call for a rejected takeoff. This way we can better think about the situation and decide if we should continue or cancel the flight.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.