What happened
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After landing at dfw, while taxing to the assigned gate position, the crew noticed the right main inboard (#3) brake temperature was in the mid amber range. As the aircraft approached the ramp area, the crew received an eicas brake over-temp caution message. An eagle aircraft behind the subject aircraft notified the subject flight crew via aircraft radio that the right main gear was on fire and smoking. The subject aircraft declared an emergency, dfw airport CFR was called to the aircraft's location. As the call was being made, the first officer left the flight deck to assist the lone flight attendant in the emergency evacuation of the aircraft. The evacuation was accomplished via the main cabin door and the left over-wing emergency exit. No injuries were reported nor have been reported as of this date. An inspector from the amr-cmo responded to inspect the aircraft and document the incident using photographic and written documentation.
As the FAA filed it
AFTER LANDING AT DFW, WHILE TAXING TO THE ASSIGNED GATE POSITION, THE CREW NOTICED THE RIGHT MAIN INBOARD (#3) BRAKE TEMPERATURE WAS IN THE MID AMBER RANGE. AS THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED THE RAMP AREA, THE CREW RECEIVED AN EICAS BRAKE OVER-TEMP CAUTION MESSAGE. AN EAGLE AIRCRAFT BEHIND THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT NOTIFIED THE SUBJECT FLIGHT CREW VIA AIRCRAFT RADIO THAT THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR WAS ON FIRE AND SMOKING. THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, DFW AIRPORT CFR WAS CALLED TO THE AIRCRAFT'S LOCATION. AS THE CALL WAS BEING MADE, THE FIRST OFFICER LEFT THE FLIGHT DECK TO ASSIST THE LONE FLIGHT ATTENDANT IN THE EMERGENCY EVACUATION OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE EVACUATION WAS ACCOMPLISHED VIA THE MAIN CABIN DOOR AND THE LEFT OVER-WING EMERGENCY EXIT. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED NOR HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS OF THIS DATE. AN INSPECTOR FROM THE AMR-CMO RESPONDED TO INSPECT THE AIRCRAFT AND DOCUMENT THE INCIDENT USING PHOTOGRAPHIC AND WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION.
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