From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-5) While taxing to hold short of runway 09L at Hollywood-fort Lauderdale international airport (fll), the pilot detected a sudden drop in pressure on the left main brake system followed by the appearance of smoke from the left main gear area. The pilot shut the aircraft engines down and investigated the cause. The pilot found a small fire on the left main wheel assembly that was being sustained by leaking brake fluid from the left brake caliper assembly. The flame was not sustainable and extinguished itself. The aircraft was towed to a maintenance faciltiy for repair without further incident. There was no apparent damage to the aircraft that was caused by the flame. Repairs to the brake system were effected and the aircraft approved for return to service.
As the FAA filed it
(-5) WHILE TAXING TO HOLD SHORT OF RUNWAY 09L AT HOLLYWOOD-FORT LAUDERDALE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (FLL), THE PILOT DETECTED A SUDDEN DROP IN PRESSURE ON THE LEFT MAIN BRAKE SYSTEM FOLLOWED BY THE APPEARANCE OF SMOKE FROM THE LEFT MAIN GEAR AREA. THE PILOT SHUT THE AIRCRAFT ENGINES DOWN AND INVESTIGATED THE CAUSE. THE PILOT FOUND A SMALL FIRE ON THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL ASSEMBLY THAT WAS BEING SUSTAINED BY LEAKING BRAKE FLUID FROM THE LEFT BRAKE CALIPER ASSEMBLY. THE FLAME WAS NOT SUSTAINABLE AND EXTINGUISHED ITSELF. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO A MAINTENANCE FACILTIY FOR REPAIR WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THERE WAS NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT THAT WAS CAUSED BY THE FLAME. REPAIRS TO THE BRAKE SYSTEM WERE EFFECTED AND THE AIRCRAFT APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.
Other reports on N911E · 7
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.