What was found
RAMP PERSONNEL OBSERVED THAT THE NR 3 AND 4 BRAKES WERE SMOKING/ON FIRE AS ACFT TAXIED INTO RAMP. GROUND PERSONNEL EXTINGUISHED FIRE IAW ESTABLISHED PROCEDURES. MX BELIEVES BRAKES OVERHEATED DUE TO PILOT "RIDING" BRAKES DURING TAXI.
- Difficulty date
- June 28, 2013
- Submitted
- July 1, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N787C
- Make and model
- Swrngn SA227AC
- Aircraft serial
- AC550
- Aircraft time
- 27,901 hours, 36,750 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3240 · Landing Gear Brake System
- Part
- Brake
- Part number
- 212033
- Condition
- Fire
- Location
- Rt Mlg
- Component part number
- 212033
- 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.