Service difficulty report · Line · Doug MD9030

Difficulty date
January 27, 2015
Submitted
January 28, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N956DN
Make and model
Doug MD9030
Aircraft serial
53526
Aircraft time
45,025 hours, 25,646 cycles
Part
Line
Condition
Disconnected
Location
Brake Sys
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLIGHT CREW NOTICED IT TOOK MORE POWER THAN NORMAL TO TAXI TO GATE. BRAKE TEMPERATURE WAS NORMAL. APPROACHED GATE, BRAKE TEMP BEGAN TO RISE. TEMP ROSE TO MAX AND BRAKE BEGAN TO SMOKE. FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED A SMALL FLAME. MAINTENANCE FOUND NR 1 BRAKE FORWARD HOSE QUICK DISCONNECT COUPLING DISCONNECTED. REPLACED NR 1 MALE AND FEMALE COUPLINGS IAW AA 3240-01313. REPLACED NR 1 AND NR 2 BRAKES AND WHEEL ASSYS. PERFORMED HIGH ENERGY STOP INSPECTION. RESULTS OK.

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