SDR 06FDEA3085

Service difficulty report · Brake · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
August 25, 2006
Submitted
August 25, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N589FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48491
Aircraft time
49,064 hours, 8,828 cycles
System (JASC)
3242 · Brake
Part
Brake
Part number
26094724
Part serial
B1470
Condition
Fire
Location
Nr 1
Part time
31,687 hours, 7,378 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A, B
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING A/C TAXI INTO THE GATE, FOUND NR 1 BRAKE CAUGHT FIRE. EXTINGUISHED FIRE BY DRY CHEMICAL EXTINGUISHER. REMOVED THE NR 1 MAIN TIRE ASSY AND BRAKE ASSY IAW MD-11 AMM 32-41-01 AND 32-43-20. REMOVED THE AJLE SLEEVE AND PERFORM AXLE CONDITION CHECKED NORMAL IAW MD-11 AMM 32-12-30 AND 32-12-20 REINSTALLED THE AXLE SLEEVE IAW MD-11 AMM 32-12-30. REPLACED THE BRAKE ASSY AND MAIN TIRE ASSY IAW MD-11 AMM 32-43-20 AND 32-41-01 INFLATE THE TIRE ASSY TO A SERVICE PRESSURE IAW MD-11 AMM 12-16-01-600-801. DO THE BTM/TPI SYSTEM TEST NORMAL AND DO THE BRAKE T EMPSENSOR TEST NORMAL IAW MD-11 AMM TASK 32-46-00-700-804 AND 32-46-00-700-802.

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