Narrative:

On takeoff runway 27 cdg airport, france to boston experienced engine #3 compressor stalls. This occurred at 138 KTS. V1 was 142 KTS. Aborted takeoff and cleared runway. Aircraft weighed 430000 pounds. After clearing runway, right brakes temperature started to get very hot. Emergency equipment arrived and they advised the crew through ground control that the right gear was on fire. Decision was made to evacuate aircraft through left doors only. WX was 300' overcast, visibility about 1 mi. While on the runway during the abort, another aircraft was making an ILS approach to the same runway. After tower was advised of the abort, tower asked us to expedite clear of runway. I felt that the aircraft on approach should have been directed to go around. Also when emergency equipment arrived, there was no way to communication directly, we had to go through ground control. The people in the emergency equipment spoke only french and did not appear to be reachable through our assigned VHF frequency. My recommendations are to review: ATC procedures dealing with aircraft that have an aborted takeoff, especially when the WX conditions are IFR and approachs are being made to the same runway. Emergency equipment communication procedures, especially in a non english speaking environment. Supplemental information from acn 163576. 2/3 through the fire departure stopped evacuation saying fire was out. ATC communication was difficult at times due to french language being used on tower and ground frequencys.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR WDB TKOF ABORT NEAR V1 AT CDG. BRAKE FIRE RESULTED IN PASSENGER EVACUATION.

Narrative: ON TKOF RWY 27 CDG ARPT, FRANCE TO BOSTON EXPERIENCED ENG #3 COMPRESSOR STALLS. THIS OCCURRED AT 138 KTS. V1 WAS 142 KTS. ABORTED TKOF AND CLRED RWY. ACFT WEIGHED 430000 LBS. AFTER CLRING RWY, R BRAKES TEMP STARTED TO GET VERY HOT. EMER EQUIP ARRIVED AND THEY ADVISED THE CREW THROUGH GND CTL THAT THE R GEAR WAS ON FIRE. DECISION WAS MADE TO EVACUATE ACFT THROUGH L DOORS ONLY. WX WAS 300' OVCST, VISIBILITY ABOUT 1 MI. WHILE ON THE RWY DURING THE ABORT, ANOTHER ACFT WAS MAKING AN ILS APCH TO THE SAME RWY. AFTER TWR WAS ADVISED OF THE ABORT, TWR ASKED US TO EXPEDITE CLR OF RWY. I FELT THAT THE ACFT ON APCH SHOULD HAVE BEEN DIRECTED TO GO AROUND. ALSO WHEN EMER EQUIP ARRIVED, THERE WAS NO WAY TO COM DIRECTLY, WE HAD TO GO THROUGH GND CTL. THE PEOPLE IN THE EMER EQUIP SPOKE ONLY FRENCH AND DID NOT APPEAR TO BE REACHABLE THROUGH OUR ASSIGNED VHF FREQ. MY RECOMMENDATIONS ARE TO REVIEW: ATC PROCS DEALING WITH ACFT THAT HAVE AN ABORTED TKOF, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE WX CONDITIONS ARE IFR AND APCHS ARE BEING MADE TO THE SAME RWY. EMER EQUIP COM PROCS, ESPECIALLY IN A NON ENGLISH SPEAKING ENVIRONMENT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 163576. 2/3 THROUGH THE FIRE DEP STOPPED EVACUATION SAYING FIRE WAS OUT. ATC COM WAS DIFFICULT AT TIMES DUE TO FRENCH LANGUAGE BEING USED ON TWR AND GND FREQS.

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.