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An air carrier MD80 aircraft anti-skid malfunction caused a right main gear wheel fire during landing resulting in an emergency evacuate/evacuation of the aircraft. There were only minor injuries and the airport crash fire rescue put the aircraft fire out before it spread to other parts of the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 260648 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199401 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : den |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 115 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 3500 |
| ASRS Report | 260648 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On rollout after landing in denver, I was advised that we were on fire. I had the tower verify that we were still on fire when we came to a stop. We were still on fire so we shut down the engines, put the flaps to 28 degrees, and retracted the spoilers. I then called easy victor and evacuate/evacuationed the aircraft. During the evacuate/evacuation I finished the evacuate/evacuation checklist to secure the aircraft. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: reporter stated that post fire inspection revealed that the anti-skid serving the right side failed by allowing full hydraulic pressure to remain to the right brakes during brake application causing the wheels to lock up, tires to blow out and the resulting wheel well fire. He further stated that the fire department was there at once upon stopping the aircraft which helped to prevent further serious damage and losses.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR MD80 ACFT ANTI-SKID MALFUNCTION CAUSED A R MAIN GEAR WHEEL FIRE DURING LNDG RESULTING IN AN EMER EVAC OF THE ACFT. THERE WERE ONLY MINOR INJURIES AND THE ARPT CRASH FIRE RESCUE PUT THE ACFT FIRE OUT BEFORE IT SPREAD TO OTHER PARTS OF THE ACFT.
Narrative: ON ROLLOUT AFTER LNDG IN DENVER, I WAS ADVISED THAT WE WERE ON FIRE. I HAD THE TWR VERIFY THAT WE WERE STILL ON FIRE WHEN WE CAME TO A STOP. WE WERE STILL ON FIRE SO WE SHUT DOWN THE ENGS, PUT THE FLAPS TO 28 DEGS, AND RETRACTED THE SPOILERS. I THEN CALLED EASY VICTOR AND EVACED THE ACFT. DURING THE EVAC I FINISHED THE EVAC CHKLIST TO SECURE THE ACFT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH REPORTER REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: RPTR STATED THAT POST FIRE INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE ANTI-SKID SERVING THE R SIDE FAILED BY ALLOWING FULL HYD PRESSURE TO REMAIN TO THE R BRAKES DURING BRAKE APPLICATION CAUSING THE WHEELS TO LOCK UP, TIRES TO BLOW OUT AND THE RESULTING WHEEL WELL FIRE. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE FIRE DEPT WAS THERE AT ONCE UPON STOPPING THE ACFT WHICH HELPED TO PREVENT FURTHER SERIOUS DAMAGE AND LOSSES.
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.