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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Aerosp ATR 72-212A · Orlando, FL · September 6, 2002

Date: September 6, 2002 · 06:30 local
Place: Orlando, FL
Airport: Orlando International
Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: SIMA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N538AT
Reported as: Aerosp ATR72212A
People aboard: 24
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,226 total3,829 in this make and model232 in the last 90 days

N538ATRegistration cancelled Mar 1, 2013 · Aerospatiale ATR 72-212AS/N 538 Airframe modelAerospatiale ATR 72-212A

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What happened

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(-23) Flight crew reported fire on no.2 engine at gate 10 ramp at Orlando airport. Precautionary measure passengers deplaned on ramp via entrance door stairs then walked to terminal. One injury reported. This inspector interviewed American eagle maintenance and they determined the pilot disengaged the propeller brake by electrical switch that signals the multi function computer to disengage the propeller brake. When the pilot increased engine power the propeller started to rotate and after several minutes the propeller brake was so hot the brake started a fire. Disassembly of the propeller brake indicated the brake was on and the propeller brake reduction gear was sheared off. American eagle maintenance believes the multifunction computer failed by failure to release propeller brake.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) FLIGHT CREW REPORTED FIRE ON NO.2 ENGINE AT GATE 10 RAMP AT ORLANDO AIRPORT. PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE PASSENGERS DEPLANED ON RAMP VIA ENTRANCE DOOR STAIRS THEN WALKED TO TERMINAL. ONE INJURY REPORTED. THIS INSPECTOR INTERVIEWED AMERICAN EAGLE MAINTENANCE AND THEY DETERMINED THE PILOT DISENGAGED THE PROPELLER BRAKE BY ELECTRICAL SWITCH THAT SIGNALS THE MULTI FUNCTION COMPUTER TO DISENGAGE THE PROPELLER BRAKE. WHEN THE PILOT INCREASED ENGINE POWER THE PROPELLER STARTED TO ROTATE AND AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES THE PROPELLER BRAKE WAS SO HOT THE BRAKE STARTED A FIRE. DISASSEMBLY OF THE PROPELLER BRAKE INDICATED THE BRAKE WAS ON AND THE PROPELLER BRAKE REDUCTION GEAR WAS SHEARED OFF. AMERICAN EAGLE MAINTENANCE BELIEVES THE MULTIFUNCTION COMPUTER FAILED BY FAILURE TO RELEASE PROPELLER BRAKE.