Brake fire at gate.

Attributes
ACN	283528
Time
Date	199409
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : clt
State Reference	NC
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	Fokker 100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : parked other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 52 flight time total : 10250 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	283528
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 9500 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	283591
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

The landing was normal on runway 18R in clt. The aircraft's landing weight was 86000 pounds, which is 2000 pounds, less than the maximum allowed. We taxied to gate all appeared normal. I parked the aircraft and began to secure the aircraft with the checklist. The cockpit door opened the passenger began to get off and the catering truck pulled up to the aircraft and opened the forward service doors. Again, all appeared normal. All of a sudden, my 'C' flight attendant said to me 'a mechanic said we have a brake fire on the right side! What should I do!' I immediately told her to get the passenger off the aircraft as quickly as possible through the normal exit. I then told my first officer to call ramp control and request the fire crews. I then had a brief conversation with my first officer about the parking brake. But because I had not received a chock-in signal, I decided to keep the parking brake set. The first officer then went back to help encourage the passenger to hurry off the aircraft and advised them to leave all carry-on luggage. After all 84 passenger were off the aircraft safely, I then finished the checklist and secured the aircraft and I and my crew exited (note the fire did some damage to the #3 brake assembly).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BRAKE FIRE AT GATE.

Narrative: THE LNDG WAS NORMAL ON RWY 18R IN CLT. THE ACFT'S LNDG WT WAS 86000 LBS, WHICH IS 2000 LBS, LESS THAN THE MAX ALLOWED. WE TAXIED TO GATE ALL APPEARED NORMAL. I PARKED THE ACFT AND BEGAN TO SECURE THE ACFT WITH THE CHKLIST. THE COCKPIT DOOR OPENED THE PAX BEGAN TO GET OFF AND THE CATERING TRUCK PULLED UP TO THE ACFT AND OPENED THE FORWARD SVC DOORS. AGAIN, ALL APPEARED NORMAL. ALL OF A SUDDEN, MY 'C' FLT ATTENDANT SAID TO ME 'A MECH SAID WE HAVE A BRAKE FIRE ON THE R SIDE! WHAT SHOULD I DO!' I IMMEDIATELY TOLD HER TO GET THE PAX OFF THE ACFT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE NORMAL EXIT. I THEN TOLD MY FO TO CALL RAMP CTL AND REQUEST THE FIRE CREWS. I THEN HAD A BRIEF CONVERSATION WITH MY FO ABOUT THE PARKING BRAKE. BUT BECAUSE I HAD NOT RECEIVED A CHOCK-IN SIGNAL, I DECIDED TO KEEP THE PARKING BRAKE SET. THE FO THEN WENT BACK TO HELP ENCOURAGE THE PAX TO HURRY OFF THE ACFT AND ADVISED THEM TO LEAVE ALL CARRY-ON LUGGAGE. AFTER ALL 84 PAX WERE OFF THE ACFT SAFELY, I THEN FINISHED THE CHKLIST AND SECURED THE ACFT AND I AND MY CREW EXITED (NOTE THE FIRE DID SOME DAMAGE TO THE #3 BRAKE ASSEMBLY).

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.