Service difficulty report · Brake Assy · Boeing 76733A

Difficulty date
August 30, 2010
Submitted
August 31, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N581HA
Make and model
Boeing 76733A
Aircraft serial
28141
Aircraft time
32,972 hours, 6,257 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Brake Assy
Condition
Overheated
Location
Nr 6
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

GRINDING NOISE WHILE PULLING INTO GATE WITH LT BRAKES APPLIED. NR 6 BRAKE DUE TOO HOTTER THAN OTHER BRAKES. REPLACED TIRES NR 2,7,8. REPLACED BRAKES NR 2 & 7. INSPECTED LT GEAR BRAKES - SUSPECT NR 6 BRAKE. AFTER DEFERING THE NR 6 BRAKE FLT. CREW TOOK THE ACFT ON A HIGH SPEED TAXI AND BRAKING WHICH CAUSED 2 BRAKE FIRES (NR 7 & NR 5) AND 3 BLOWN TIRE FUSE PLUGS TO BLOW CAUSING TIRES TO DEFLATE.

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