Narrative:

When I went to get on the aircraft in stl I noticed that maintenance was changing the #1 tire (on left side of aircraft). When I spoke with maintenance they told me it was just a routine change. Upon rollout after landing at bdl, an aircraft parked on a taxiway reported smoke coming from the left brake on my aircraft. After taxiing clear of the active runway I turned the aircraft so the tower could see the left gear and they reported they saw some smoke coming from the left gear area, so I had the tower send the emergency equipment out. When I got within 200-300' from the gate area I stopped the aircraft and a signalman came to the aircraft. After talking with him he went to the left gear area and reported no smoke, no fire, or no fluids were at all visible, so I taxied the aircraft to the gate area. About the time we arrived at the gate the emergency equipment arrived at the aircraft. I told the tower that we no longer needed their assistance. After securing the aircraft I personally inspected the left gear area and found no evidence of fire or smoke, or leaking fluids. In the past I have talked with our maintenance department and they have told me that every time they change a brake or tire that some hydraulic fluid usually gets on the brake assembly and that when the brakes are used at high speeds, there will likely be some smoking, but will quit just as soon as the fluid wears off. I did not make a write-up in the aircraft log book because by the time we got to the gate, parked the aircraft and inspected it, there was nothing wrong with the aircraft whatsoever. The next day we flew the same aircraft to stl, den and back to stl and never had a bit of problem with the brakes.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AFTER LNDG ROLLOUT AT BDL IT WAS REPORTED TO THE FLT CREW THAT SMOKE WAS ISSUING FROM LEFT WHEEL AREA. TWR CTLR CONFIRMED AND EMERGENCY GND EQUIPMENT WAS CALLED. APCHING GATE COMPANY PERSONNEL INSPECTED. FOUND NO SMOKE AND ACFT WAS PARKED NORMALLY.

Narrative: WHEN I WENT TO GET ON THE ACFT IN STL I NOTICED THAT MAINT WAS CHANGING THE #1 TIRE (ON LEFT SIDE OF ACFT). WHEN I SPOKE WITH MAINT THEY TOLD ME IT WAS JUST A ROUTINE CHANGE. UPON ROLLOUT AFTER LNDG AT BDL, AN ACFT PARKED ON A TXWY RPTED SMOKE COMING FROM THE LEFT BRAKE ON MY ACFT. AFTER TAXIING CLR OF THE ACTIVE RWY I TURNED THE ACFT SO THE TWR COULD SEE THE LEFT GEAR AND THEY RPTED THEY SAW SOME SMOKE COMING FROM THE LEFT GEAR AREA, SO I HAD THE TWR SEND THE EMER EQUIP OUT. WHEN I GOT WITHIN 200-300' FROM THE GATE AREA I STOPPED THE ACFT AND A SIGNALMAN CAME TO THE ACFT. AFTER TALKING WITH HIM HE WENT TO THE LEFT GEAR AREA AND RPTED NO SMOKE, NO FIRE, OR NO FLUIDS WERE AT ALL VISIBLE, SO I TAXIED THE ACFT TO THE GATE AREA. ABOUT THE TIME WE ARRIVED AT THE GATE THE EMER EQUIP ARRIVED AT THE ACFT. I TOLD THE TWR THAT WE NO LONGER NEEDED THEIR ASSISTANCE. AFTER SECURING THE ACFT I PERSONALLY INSPECTED THE LEFT GEAR AREA AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE OR SMOKE, OR LEAKING FLUIDS. IN THE PAST I HAVE TALKED WITH OUR MAINT DEPT AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT EVERY TIME THEY CHANGE A BRAKE OR TIRE THAT SOME HYD FLUID USUALLY GETS ON THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY AND THAT WHEN THE BRAKES ARE USED AT HIGH SPDS, THERE WILL LIKELY BE SOME SMOKING, BUT WILL QUIT JUST AS SOON AS THE FLUID WEARS OFF. I DID NOT MAKE A WRITE-UP IN THE ACFT LOG BOOK BECAUSE BY THE TIME WE GOT TO THE GATE, PARKED THE ACFT AND INSPECTED IT, THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ACFT WHATSOEVER. THE NEXT DAY WE FLEW THE SAME ACFT TO STL, DEN AND BACK TO STL AND NEVER HAD A BIT OF PROB WITH THE BRAKES.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.