What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Comm cntr notified the duty accident ASI at approx. 1830L that a dhl, DC-8, reg. No. N801DH, had lost power on the #1 engine and upon landing the aircraft l/h MLG brakes over heated, and seized, causing the tires to blow. The aircraft was located at the west end of runway 26L. The iah emergency response team had extinguished the brake fire, and maintenance personnel had started work to remove the aircraft from the active as the ASI arrived at approx. 1915L. The #1 engine and lmlg were inspected, no physical damage was noted to the engine. The crew was interviewed and a brief written statement was taken. The crew remarked that the engine power on the #1 engine continued to decay after a power reduction setting by the capt. and that the electrical load had not been picked up by the other engines. They said they expected a possible loss of anti-skid protection because of the elect. Problem, so they briefed for it, and the engine problem, for landing. The engine was repaired by replacement of the fuel pump, brakes and tires were replaced, anti-skid and electrical system returned to normal ops with engine repair. The aircraft was returned to service on the 13th of August.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) COMM CNTR NOTIFIED THE DUTY ACCIDENT ASI AT APPROX. 1830L THAT A DHL, DC-8, REG. NO. N801DH, HAD LOST POWER ON THE #1 ENGINE AND UPON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT L/H MLG BRAKES OVER HEATED, AND SEIZED, CAUSING THE TIRES TO BLOW. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED AT THE WEST END OF RUNWAY 26L. THE IAH EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM HAD EXTINGUISHED THE BRAKE FIRE, AND MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL HAD STARTED WORK TO REMOVE THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE ACTIVE AS THE ASI ARRIVED AT APPROX. 1915L. THE #1 ENGINE AND LMLG WERE INSPECTED, NO PHYSICAL DAMAGE WAS NOTED TO THE ENGINE. THE CREW WAS INTERVIEWED AND A BRIEF WRITTEN STATEMENT WAS TAKEN. THE CREW REMARKED THAT THE ENGINE POWER ON THE #1 ENGINE CONTINUED TO DECAY AFTER A POWER REDUCTION SETTING BY THE CAPT. AND THAT THE ELECTRICAL LOAD HAD NOT BEEN PICKED UP BY THE OTHER ENGINES. THEY SAID THEY EXPECTED A POSSIBLE LOSS OF ANTI-SKID PROTECTION BECAUSE OF THE ELECT. PROBLEM, SO THEY BRIEFED FOR IT, AND THE ENGINE PROBLEM, FOR LANDING. THE ENGINE WAS REPAIRED BY REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL PUMP, BRAKES AND TIRES WERE REPLACED, ANTI-SKID AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM RETURNED TO NORMAL OPS WITH ENGINE REPAIR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE ON THE 13TH OF AUGUST.
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