What happened
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On 06/03/11, anerican eagle airlines, inc., aircraft N607AE, operating as flight 4176 from cmh to ord, landed ord on runway 22 right at approximately 0610. The control tower asked the crew if it had a blown tire, the crew responded that they did not feel they had a blown tire. The tower advised after touchdown that they saw puffs of white smoke coming from the aircraft. The crew exited the high speed turn off and went to the penalty box to troubleshoot what they had. The captain opened door 1L and said it was not that side. He opened door 1R and saw smoke from the brake and leaking hydraulic fluid. He then made the decision not to evacuate the aircraft. During taxi, the flight crew noticed the loss of #2 hydraulic system quantity and pressure the aircraft was stopped and the engines were shut down. Upon inspection, several pieces of brake pads and hydraulic fluid were found on the ground. Passengers were deplaned, and the aircraft was towed to the terminal.
As the FAA filed it
ON 06/03/11, ANERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES, INC., AIRCRAFT N607AE, OPERATING AS FLIGHT 4176 FROM CMH TO ORD, LANDED ORD ON RUNWAY 22 RIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 0610. THE CONTROL TOWER ASKED THE CREW IF IT HAD A BLOWN TIRE, THE CREW RESPONDED THAT THEY DID NOT FEEL THEY HAD A BLOWN TIRE. THE TOWER ADVISED AFTER TOUCHDOWN THAT THEY SAW PUFFS OF WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE CREW EXITED THE HIGH SPEED TURN OFF AND WENT TO THE PENALTY BOX TO TROUBLESHOOT WHAT THEY HAD. THE CAPTAIN OPENED DOOR 1L AND SAID IT WAS NOT THAT SIDE. HE OPENED DOOR 1R AND SAW SMOKE FROM THE BRAKE AND LEAKING HYDRAULIC FLUID. HE THEN MADE THE DECISION NOT TO EVACUATE THE AIRCRAFT. DURING TAXI, THE FLIGHT CREW NOTICED THE LOSS OF #2 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM QUANTITY AND PRESSURE THE AIRCRAFT WAS STOPPED AND THE ENGINES WERE SHUT DOWN. UPON INSPECTION, SEVERAL PIECES OF BRAKE PADS AND HYDRAULIC FLUID WERE FOUND ON THE GROUND. PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE TERMINAL.
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