Service difficulty report · Brake · Boeing 747251F

Difficulty date
June 3, 2008
Submitted
July 24, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N640US
Make and model
Boeing 747251F
Aircraft serial
23888
Aircraft time
77,167 hours, 16,625 cycles
Part
Brake
Condition
Fire
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

ON TAXI IN BRAKE TEMP OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND LT WING AND BODY GEAR TEMP GAUGES INDICATED IN RED ZONE. LT WING AND BODY BRAKES CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS DISPATCHED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED LT SIDE 1-8 WING ANYBODY GEAR BRAKES AND ALL 16 MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEELS. (A)