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A300 first officer reported a hot brake that had to be soaked by the fire department upon gate arrival.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1739450 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202004 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Route In Use | Vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Normal Brake System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Maintenance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
After landing xxr at ZZZ taxiing in to ramp received the hot brake warning and first officer (first officer) selected brake fans on. First officer commented brake on wheel #8 was heating up as we were approaching runway xxl to cross. We continued to monitor the brakes and the ramp entrance was just on the other side of xxl. Our assigned parking spot was the first one on the left on the ZZZ ramp; gate xx. We told ramp tower to have maintenance meet us. As we turned into the spot we stopped short because the brake temp was increasing through 500 degrees. Maintenance personnel approached the wheel to discharge the fire extinguisher. First officer contacted ZZZ fire rescue on CTAF frequency since ground control was closed. Fire trucks responded and soaked the right main gear with water. This was a previous write up. Maintenance informed us they discovered a loose hydraulic brake line on the #8 brakethe brake was fixed in ZZZ1 2 flights prior but this is a recurring issue with this wheel.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A300 First Officer reported a hot brake that had to be soaked by the fire department upon gate arrival.
Narrative: After landing XXR at ZZZ taxiing in to Ramp received the Hot Brake warning and FO (First Officer) selected Brake Fans on. FO commented brake on wheel #8 was heating up as we were approaching runway XXL to cross. We continued to monitor the brakes and the ramp entrance was just on the other side of XXL. Our assigned parking spot was the first one on the left on the ZZZ ramp; gate XX. We told Ramp Tower to have maintenance meet us. As we turned into the spot we stopped short because the brake temp was increasing through 500 degrees. Maintenance personnel approached the wheel to discharge the fire extinguisher. FO contacted ZZZ fire rescue on CTAF frequency since Ground Control was closed. Fire trucks responded and soaked the Right main gear with water. This was a previous write up. Maintenance informed us they discovered a loose hydraulic brake line on the #8 brakeThe brake was fixed in ZZZ1 2 flights prior but this is a recurring issue with this wheel.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.