Service difficulty report · Brake · Doug MD9030

Difficulty date
March 11, 2016
Submitted
March 14, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N913DN
Make and model
Doug MD9030
Aircraft serial
53393
Aircraft time
52,538 hours, 28,455 cycles
Part
Brake
Condition
Fire
Location
Mlg
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

AFTER LANDING THE NR 3 MLG BRAKE WAS SHOWING HOT. MLG NR 1, LOW BRAKE 250 DEGREES. NR 2, LT BRAKE 270, NR 3, RT BRAKE 510 DEGREES. NR 4, RO BRAKE 360 DEGREES. UPON WALK AROUND FLAMES WERE OBSERVED FROM MLG NR 3, RT BRAKE. PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHER USED. FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED. RT ENGINE THRUST REVERSER ON MEL SINCE 3/10. REPLACED NR 3, RT AND NR 4, RO MLG TIRE AND WHEEL ASSYS. REPLACED NR 3, RT MLG BRAKE IAW AACU BITE REPLACED IBCV 1 AND RT A/S TRANSDUCER. PERFORMED LOCK WHEEL AND SPIN TEST AND HIGH ENERGY STOP INSPECTION. ALL CHECKS GOOD.

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