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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Lloyd Thomas W TWLRV8SP · Salt Lake City, UT · June 6, 2011

Date
June 6, 2011 · 12:10 local
Place
Salt Lake City, UT
Airport
Salt Lake City International
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N842TL
Reported as
Lloyd Thomas W TWLRV8SP
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 SER A&C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,650 total25 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On taxi out to runway for departure, the RH brake caught fire. Pilot stated he had to use considerable RH brake to maintain straight path on taxiway. When almost at the runway end, pilot noted RH brake became soft, he then turned into the wind when he noticed smoke/flames from RH wheel. He then shut down the aircraft and egressed. Aircraft behind incident notified tower who sent fire services. Upon inspection, no damage noted to airframe. RH wheel pant and tire were burned. No injuries were reported. Inspection by maintenance personnel found evidence that the RH brake line broke causing hydraulic fluid to spill onto the hot brake caliper causing the fire.

As the FAA filed it

ON TAXI OUT TO RUNWAY FOR DEPARTURE, THE RH BRAKE CAUGHT FIRE. PILOT STATED HE HAD TO USE CONSIDERABLE RH BRAKE TO MAINTAIN STRAIGHT PATH ON TAXIWAY. WHEN ALMOST AT THE RUNWAY END, PILOT NOTED RH BRAKE BECAME SOFT, HE THEN TURNED INTO THE WIND WHEN HE NOTICED SMOKE/FLAMES FROM RH WHEEL. HE THEN SHUT DOWN THE AIRCRAFT AND EGRESSED. AIRCRAFT BEHIND INCIDENT NOTIFIED TOWER WHO SENT FIRE SERVICES. UPON INSPECTION, NO DAMAGE NOTED TO AIRFRAME. RH WHEEL PANT AND TIRE WERE BURNED. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.INSPECTION BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND EVIDENCE THAT THE RH BRAKE LINE BROKE CAUSING HYDRAULIC FLUID TO SPILL ONTO THE HOT BRAKE CALIPER CAUSING THE FIRE.