# Incident 20080805844859I: Swrngn SA227AC, Denver, CO, August 5, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 2008, 20:28 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Denver International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: KY7A
- Location: 39.8617° N, 104.6732° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DENVER INTL (DEN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8617&lon=-104.6732&mi=10
- Aircraft: N787C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N787C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swearingen SA227-AC (registry code 8780603, https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa227-ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN SA227AC
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE331*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080805844859I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) LEFT BRAKE SYSTEM #2 PISTON SEAL FAILED CAUSING HYDRAULIC LEAK ONTO HOT BRAKE DISC, CAUSING FIRE AND SMOKE ON LEFT WHEEL ON TAXI.  INCIDENT OCCURRED IN FRONT OF KDEN AIRPORT FIRE HOUSE ON TAXIWAY.  FLAMES QUITE PROMPTLY EXTINGUISHED BY FIRE FIGHTERS.  AIRCRAFT TOWED TO RAMP.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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