Service difficulty report · Brake Assy · Boeing 767375

Difficulty date
July 18, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 767375
Aircraft time
96,584 hours, 11,018 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680C2B6
Part
Brake Assy
Condition
Fire
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

ON THE TAXI INBD TO THE GATE, THE CREW REPORTED THAT THEY HAD HOT BRAKES. WHEN THE ACFT ARRIVED ON THE GATE, AN ATTENDANT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE RT MAIN OTBD GEAR FOLLOWED BY A SMALL FLAME. ATTENDANT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAME USING THE PCA (AIR CONDITIONING) HOSE. EMERGENCY RESPONSE WAS CONTACTED. ON ARRIVAL AT THE ACFT, MARSHALL SPOKE WITH MX AND DEPARTED WITHOUT FURTHER ACTION. MX IS INSPECTING THE ACFT.