Heavy transport main gear sinks into hot asphalt on taxiway.

Attributes
ACN	247664
Time
Date	199307
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Heavy Transport, Low Wing, 4 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 285 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	247664
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Flight accomplished a normal landing on runway 17L at dfw and exited the runway at S2. The first officer was the PF. Dfw tower instructions were to make a hard right turn onto taxiway left and proceed northbound to taxiway 21 and hold short at runway 17L. The aircraft slowed to a safe taxi speed and the captain called for the after landing checklist in accordance with the fom. More than 1/2 way through the turn onto taxiway left, the aircraft seemed too sluggish to continue taxi and the captain brought the aircraft to an immediate stop. Dfw tower was informed that we were unable to continue taxi. Company maintenance was then notified and coordination was initiated to evaluate the aircraft condition. Upon arrival at the aircraft, maintenance informed the crew that the right main gear had sunk in the pavement on the taxiway shoulder. The pavement was found to be hot and mushy due to high ambient temperatures. No injuries or aircraft damage was involved.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HVT MAIN GEAR SINKS INTO HOT ASPHALT ON TXWY.

Narrative: FLT ACCOMPLISHED A NORMAL LNDG ON RWY 17L AT DFW AND EXITED THE RWY AT S2. THE FO WAS THE PF. DFW TWR INSTRUCTIONS WERE TO MAKE A HARD R TURN ONTO TXWY L AND PROCEED NBOUND TO TXWY 21 AND HOLD SHORT AT RWY 17L. THE ACFT SLOWED TO A SAFE TAXI SPD AND THE CAPT CALLED FOR THE AFTER LNDG CHKLIST IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOM. MORE THAN 1/2 WAY THROUGH THE TURN ONTO TXWY L, THE ACFT SEEMED TOO SLUGGISH TO CONTINUE TAXI AND THE CAPT BROUGHT THE ACFT TO AN IMMEDIATE STOP. DFW TWR WAS INFORMED THAT WE WERE UNABLE TO CONTINUE TAXI. COMPANY MAINT WAS THEN NOTIFIED AND COORD WAS INITIATED TO EVALUATE THE ACFT CONDITION. UPON ARR AT THE ACFT, MAINT INFORMED THE CREW THAT THE R MAIN GEAR HAD SUNK IN THE PAVEMENT ON THE TXWY SHOULDER. THE PAVEMENT WAS FOUND TO BE HOT AND MUSHY DUE TO HIGH AMBIENT TEMPS. NO INJURIES OR ACFT DAMAGE WAS INVOLVED.

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.