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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 727-277 · Great Falls, MT · March 23, 2004

Date
March 23, 2004 · 17:02 local
Place
Great Falls, MT
Airport
Great Falls International
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
FDEA
Aircraft
N245FE
Reported as
Boeing 727277
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

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(-23) On March 24, 2004, at approximately 0058 UTC, fed ex, flight 542, a B727 landed at gtf and was notified by the tower, that the aircraft's right brake was smoking. The flight crew declared an emergency and complied with fed ex q.r.h., then taxied uneventfully to the ramp with CFR equipment following aircraft. Fed ex maintenance personnel observed aircraft during taxi to ramp, noticing no evidence of smoke. During de-brief with flight crew, no abnormal conditions noted, no dragging brakes and no antiskid problems. As a precaution, complied with 44 minute brake cooling inspection. Maintenance personnel found no evidence of hyd leak or dragging tire. After 30 day history review, maintenance personnel suspected condition was caused by r and r of #3 MLG brake prior to aircraft arrival at gtf. RH MLG was checked for continued service per B-727 mm 05-51-122-6. Aircraft was returned to service. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MARCH 24, 2004, AT APPROXIMATELY 0058 UTC, FED EX, FLIGHT 542, A B727 LANDED AT GTF AND WAS NOTIFIED BY THE TOWER, THAT THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT BRAKE WAS SMOKING. THE FLIGHT CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND COMPLIED WITH FED EX Q.R.H., THEN TAXIED UNEVENTFULLY TO THE RAMP WITH CFR EQUIPMENT FOLLOWING AIRCRAFT. FED EX MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL OBSERVED AIRCRAFT DURING TAXI TO RAMP, NOTICING NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE. DURING DE-BRIEF WITH FLIGHT CREW, NO ABNORMAL CONDITIONS NOTED, NO DRAGGING BRAKES AND NO ANTISKID PROBLEMS. AS A PRECAUTION, COMPLIED WITH 44 MINUTE BRAKE COOLING INSPECTION. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF HYD LEAK OR DRAGGING TIRE. AFTER 30 DAY HISTORY REVIEW, MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL SUSPECTED CONDITION WAS CAUSED BY R AND R OF #3 MLG BRAKE PRIOR TO AIRCRAFT ARRIVAL AT GTF. RH MLG WAS CHECKED FOR CONTINUED SERVICE PER B-727 MM 05-51-122-6. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.