# Incident 20120603010979I: Raytheon Aircraft Company 390, Indianapolis, IN, June 3, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 2012, 19:00 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianaplolis International Ai
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operator: ML2R
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84VA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N84VA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raytheon 390 (registry code 7150030, https://openairdocs.org/model/raytheon-390) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY 390
- Reported engine: WILLIAMS FJ44-2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120603010979I

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 3, 2012, AT APPROXIMATELY 1900L, WHILE ENGAGING IN A HIGH SPEED TAXI TEST OF THE ANTI-SKID SYSTEM ON N84VA, AN RB-134, THE TWO MAIN TIRES ERUPTED, AND A FIRE ENSUED ON ONE SIDE OF THE MAIN GEAR.  THE FIRE WAS QUICKLY EXTINGUISHED BY ONE OF THE MECHANICS ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT, AND THE AIRPORT FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED, AND ARRIVED MOMENTS LATER.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY TWO MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL, EMPLOYED BY HAWKER/BEECHCRAFT.  LEAD MECHANIC, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS ACTING AS THE PERSON IN CHARGE, AND WAS THE SOLE MANIPULATOR OF THE CONTROLS.UPON INVESTIGATION OF THE INCIDENT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED HE ALONE, WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DECISION TO ENGAGE IN A HIGH SPEED TAXI TEST, AND THE SUBSEQUENT IMPROPER BRAKING APPLICATION WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKES TO BECOME OVERHEATED, LEADING TO THE TWO MAIN TIRES TO ERUPT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED HE PERFORMED TWO HIGH SPEED TAXI TESTS UP TO AN APPROXIMATE SPEED OF 45 TO 50 KNOTS, WITH A 15 SECOND INTERVAL BETWEEN THE TESTS.  IT WAS AFTER THE SECOND TEST AS HE WAS APPLYING HEAVY BRAKING, THE BRAKES BECAME OVERHEATED, AND THE TIRES ERUPTED.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED HE USED HEAVY BRAKING AS PART OF THE OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE ANTI SKID SYSTEM, AND THE REASON THE TIRES BLEW, WAS THE RESULT OF HIS HEAVY BRAKING ACTION, AND INADEQUATE COOLING OF THE BRAKES BETWEEN TESTS.  ADDITIONALLY, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ADMITTED THE TESTS HE PERFORMED, WERE NOT PART OF A REQUIRED PROCEDURE.

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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