Service difficulty report · Brake · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
December 29, 2017
Submitted
January 2, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N3116N
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC596
Aircraft time
32,715 hours, 36,402 cycles
Part
Brake
Part number
212033
Part serial
4802R
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

ON COMPLETION OF THE TAXI AND WHILE HOLDING SHORT OF THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT WAS INFORMED BY ANOTHER AIRCRAFT THAT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR HAD A BRAKE FIRE. SHUTDOWN THE AIRCRAFT. THE LEFT BRAKES HAD A SMALL FIRE AND THE BRAKE DISC WAS GLOWING RED HOT. EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. MAINTENANACE INSPECTED THE MAIN WHEEL FOR FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT AND FOUND IT FREE. THE BRAKE WAS REMOVED. NO ABNORMALITIES COULD BE FOUND AND THE DISC WAS FREE OF ANY SIGNIFICANT DRAG.