What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: aircraft departed federal express/corporate air cargo ramp at 16:30 MST enroute to cys for positioning from den. Aircraft was empty of cargo and the only person aboard was the pilot. Aircraft taxied to runway 08 via taxiway "mike" which took approximately 10 minutes. Dia fire dept. Personnel were training near by the runway and noticed that smoke and flame was coming from the right main gear wheel and brake assembly. The pilot was notified and the problem confirmed by another aircraft. The pilot then taxied to the first taxi way where the fire was immediately extinguised by the dia fire dept. The pilot stated that the only time that he noticed anything different about the right brake, was when he turned from the taxi way to runway 08, and he felt the brake "grabbing". Further inspection revealed that the brake disc had been overheated and was discolored. The wheel cylinder was leaking hyd. Fluid which caused the fire. The disc and the metalic linings were within wear limits. privacy data omitted Corporate air's director of quality assurance stated that their records indicated no delays/inter ruption in 20,000 hrs of Cessna 208 operations caused by mechanical brake malfunctions.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FEDERAL EXPRESS/CORPORATE AIR CARGO RAMP AT 16:30 MST ENROUTE TO CYS FOR POSITIONING FROM DEN. AIRCRAFT WAS EMPTY OF CARGO AND THE ONLY PERSON ABOARD WAS THE PILOT. AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO RUNWAY 08 VIA TAXIWAY "MIKE" WHICH TOOK APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES. DIA FIRE DEPT. PERSONNEL WERE TRAINING NEAR BY THE RUNWAY AND NOTICED THAT SMOKE AND FLAME WAS COMING FROM THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR WHEEL AND BRAKE ASSEMBLY. THE PILOT WAS NOTIFIED AND THE PROBLEM CONFIRMED BY ANOTHER AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT THEN TAXIED TO THE FIRST TAXI WAY WHERE THE FIRE WAS IMMEDIATELY EXTINGUISED BY THE DIA FIRE DEPT. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ONLY TIME THAT HE NOTICED ANYTHING DIFFERENT ABOUT THE RIGHT BRAKE, WAS WHEN HE TURNED FROM THE TAXI WAY TO RUNWAY 08, AND HE FELT THE BRAKE "GRABBING". FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE BRAKE DISC HAD BEEN OVERHEATED AND WAS DISCOLORED. THE WHEEL CYLINDER WAS LEAKING HYD. FLUID WHICH CAUSED THE FIRE. THE DISC AND THE METALIC LININGS WERE WITHIN WEAR LIMITS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CORPORATE AIR'S DIRECTOR OF QUALITY ASSURANCE STATED THAT THEIR RECORDS INDICATED NO DELAYS/INTER RUPTION IN 20,000 HRS OF CESSNA 208 OPERATIONS CAUSED BY MECHANICAL BRAKE MALFUNCTIONS.