What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft landed at iah without incident. While taxing to parking pilot stated that when brakes were applied there was no brakes. ATC informed pilot that the aircraft was on fire. Pilot then stated that he shutdown the engine and let the aircraft roll to a stop on the right side of taxi-way wb between wl and wm before coming to rest just off the taxiway. Fire equipment was dispatched and fire was extinguished. Aircraft was moved to the fedex ramp where the on scene FAA iic inspected the aircraft the following day. On scene investigation showed evidence that fire did start in the wheel and brake area and then moved to fuselage and interior of aircraft including the seats, avionics and instrumentation. The aircraft fuel system appeared to have been compromised due to fire and aircraft damage was substantial.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT LANDED AT IAH WITHOUT INCIDENT. WHILE TAXING TO PARKING PILOT STATED THAT WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED THERE WAS NO BRAKES. ATC INFORMED PILOT THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON FIRE. PILOT THEN STATED THAT HE SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE AND LET THE AIRCRAFT ROLL TO A STOP ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF TAXI-WAY WB BETWEEN WL AND WM BEFORE COMING TO REST JUST OFF THE TAXIWAY. FIRE EQUIPMENT WAS DISPATCHED AND FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED TO THE FEDEX RAMP WHERE THE ON SCENE FAA IIC INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT THE FOLLOWING DAY. ON SCENE INVESTIGATION SHOWED EVIDENCE THAT FIRE DID START IN THE WHEEL AND BRAKE AREA AND THEN MOVED TO FUSELAGE AND INTERIOR OF AIRCRAFT INCLUDING THE SEATS, AVIONICS AND INSTRUMENTATION. THE AIRCRAFT FUEL SYSTEM APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN COMPROMISED DUE TO FIRE AND AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS SUBSTANTIAL.
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