Service difficulty report · Brake · Lear 55LEAR

Difficulty date
March 30, 2009
Submitted
April 17, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N40DK
Make and model
Lear 55LEAR
Aircraft serial
92
Aircraft time
14,692 hours
Engine
Garrtt TFE731*
Part
Brake
Condition
Fire
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
NR
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

DURING A MX HIGH SPEED TAXI CHECK SMOKE NOTICED OUT OF PILOTS SIDE WINDOW. ACFT STOPPED ON RUNWAY AND CABIN DOOR OPENED AT WHICH TIME A FIRE WAS FOUND ON LT MLG WHEEL AREA. ACFT SHUTDOWN AND FIRE EXTINGUISHED. PRIOR TO THE TAXI TEST A FULL BRAKE AND ANTI-SKID FUNCTIONAL CHECK IAW MM PERFORMED WITH SATISFACTORY RESULTS. ORIGINAL SQUAWK WAS A SLIGHT PULL TO LT DURING LANDING WHEN TRANSITIONING THRU SLOWER SPEEDS. NOSE WHEEL STEERING NOT ARMED WHEN PULL WAS NOTICED. RT BRAKES & WHEELS SUSTAINED EXCESSIVE HEATING WITH NO DEFLATION OR FIRE. ALL BRAKING COMPONENTS WERE REMOVED FROM ACFT AND SENT TO MFG FOR EVALUATION. PROBABLE CAUSE OF FIRE WAS OVERHEATING OF BRAKES. NO TURNAROUND LIMITATION EXIST FOR THIS ACFT. IT IS SUGGESTED OPERATORS USE A TURNAROUND TIME LIMITATION TO ALLOW SUFFICIENT COOLING BETWEEN MEDIUM TO HIGH ENERGY BRAKING APPLICATIONS.