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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mtsbsi MU-2B-60 · Indianapolis, IN · February 4, 2004

Date: February 4, 2004 · 08:00 local
Place: Indianapolis, IN
Airport: Indianapolis International
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: VOXA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N454MA
Reported as: Mtsbsi MU2B60
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N454MARegistration cancelled Oct 18, 2006 · Mitsubishi MU-2B-60S/N 1535 S.A. · Built 1981 Airframe modelMitsubishi MU-2B-60 Engine modelAiResearch TPE331 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) After landing in Indianapolis International Airport, the pilot was taxiing to the Raytheon ramp to park the aircraft, when ground crew noticed fire coming out of the r/h wheel well. The ground crew proceeded to extinguish the fire with a bottle of halon extinguisher. The pilot did not notice the fire until he parked the aircraft. The pilot stated that the brake pedals bottom out when he was parking the aircraft. FAA inspectors investigated the incident and found the hydraulic brake line chaffing with the brake casing. Also, there was a hydraulic leak in the line. Ground crew stated that when the aircraft was taxiing, they noticed that the brake disk was cherry red, maybe indicating a possible brake seized. There was no significant damage. The spiral wrap on the brake hydraulic line melted and possible damage to the hydraulic line.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AFTER LANDING IN INDIANAPOLIS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, THE PILOT WAS TAXIING TO THE RAYTHEON RAMP TO PARK THE AIRCRAFT, WHEN GROUND CREW NOTICED FIRE COMING OUT OF THE R/H WHEEL WELL. THE GROUND CREW PROCEEDED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WITH A BOTTLE OF HALON EXTINGUISHER. THE PILOT DID NOT NOTICE THE FIRE UNTIL HE PARKED THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDALS BOTTOM OUT WHEN HE WAS PARKING THE AIRCRAFT. FAA INSPECTORS INVESTIGATED THE INCIDENT AND FOUND THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE CHAFFING WITH THE BRAKE CASING. ALSO, THERE WAS A HYDRAULIC LEAK IN THE LINE. GROUND CREW STATED THAT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIING, THEY NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE DISK WAS CHERRY RED, MAYBE INDICATING A POSSIBLE BRAKE SEIZED. THERE WAS NO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. THE SPIRAL WRAP ON THE BRAKE HYDRAULIC LINE MELTED AND POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO THE HYDRAULIC LINE.

Other reports on N454MA · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20050804020879AFinal Approach · Denver, CO(-23) On August 4, 2005, at approximately 0206 mountain daylight time, a twin-engine mitsubishi MU-2B-60 turbo-prop airplane, N454MA, was destroyed when it impacted terrain near parker, Colorado, during an instrument approach to the Centennial Airport (apa).…Aug 4, 2005 · Destroyed · 1 fatal Incident 19920617023249IForced/Precautionary Landing · Jackson, WYVibration after liftoff. Returned. Rudder trim tab control rod had broken and flap was flapping.Jun 17, 1992