Narrative:

During climb the 'brake on' light illuminated at approximately 10;000 ft. At a safe altitude and workload we contacted dispatch who connected us with maintenance who determined it was likely an indication/sensor problem. As a crew we decided the safest course of action would be to declare an emergency at our destination and have crash fire rescue equipment standing by in the event the brakes were; indeed; set. We flew an RNAV approach to the runway after which the landing and rollout were uneventful with normal breaking. Upon clearing the runway we terminated the emergency and taxied to the gate.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Despite Maintenance Control's belief it was an indicator problem; an EMB-145 flight crew declared a precautionary emergency due to the illumination of the 'Brake On' light climbing through 10;000 MSL. The subsequent landing with CFR standing by was normal.

Narrative: During climb the 'Brake On' light illuminated at approximately 10;000 FT. At a safe altitude and workload we contacted Dispatch who connected us with Maintenance who determined it was likely an indication/sensor problem. As a crew we decided the safest course of action would be to declare an emergency at our destination and have CFR standing by in the event the brakes were; indeed; set. We flew an RNAV approach to the runway after which the landing and rollout were uneventful with normal breaking. Upon clearing the runway we terminated the emergency and taxied to the gate.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.