What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During landing rollout rwy 27R the number two (2) front brake caught fire. Aircraft exited rwy onto rwy 22R where they initiated a passenger (pax) evacuation. Pax evacuated right side exits 1R, 2R and both overwing exits. A total of 3 slides were deployed. Fire department arrived on scene and controlled fire with foam. Fire department instructed crew to terminate the pax evacuation but by that time only the 11 crew along with 12 pax were still onboard. Aircraft was towed to the international ramp, gate M11 where the remaining passengers and crew deplaned and cargo and bags were removed. Uala reports that 6 pax declared minor injuries sustained during the evacuation. 3 were taken to the hospital with injuries described as a scraped elbow, ankle sprain, and possible heart issues. The ord FSDO was in contact with the uala sfo and den cmo. An aw inspector from the cmo was availible at ord at the time and participated in the investigation. Both the sfo cmo and den cmo stated that they would accompish any follow-up investigations concerning this incident.
As the FAA filed it
DURING LANDING ROLLOUT RWY 27R THE NUMBER TWO (2) FRONT BRAKE CAUGHT FIRE. AIRCRAFT EXITED RWY ONTO RWY 22R WHERE THEY INITIATED A PASSENGER (PAX) EVACUATION. PAX EVACUATED RIGHT SIDE EXITS 1R, 2R AND BOTH OVERWING EXITS. A TOTAL OF 3 SLIDES WERE DEPLOYED. FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED ON SCENE AND CONTROLLED FIRE WITH FOAM. FIRE DEPARTMENT INSTRUCTED CREW TO TERMINATE THE PAX EVACUATION BUT BY THAT TIME ONLY THE 11 CREW ALONG WITH 12 PAX WERE STILL ONBOARD. AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE INTERNATIONAL RAMP, GATE M11 WHERE THE REMAINING PASSENGERS AND CREW DEPLANED AND CARGO AND BAGS WERE REMOVED. UALA REPORTS THAT 6 PAX DECLARED MINOR INJURIES SUSTAINED DURING THE EVACUATION. 3 WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH INJURIES DESCRIBED AS A SCRAPED ELBOW, ANKLE SPRAIN, AND POSSIBLE HEART ISSUES. THE ORD FSDO WAS IN CONTACT WITH THE UALA SFO AND DEN CMO. AN AW INSPECTOR FROM THE CMO WAS AVAILIBLE AT ORD AT THE TIME AND PARTICIPATED IN THE INVESTIGATION. BOTH THE SFO CMO AND DEN CMO STATED THAT THEY WOULD ACCOMPISH ANY FOLLOW-UP INVESTIGATIONS CONCERNING THIS INCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.