Medium large transport taxiing has brake assembly seize and tire go flat.

Attributes
ACN	309350
Time
Date	199506
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mco
State Reference	FL
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	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	309350
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Approaching runway for departure, aircraft needed higher than normal power to taxi. After stopping in line and setting brakes, #1 brake assembly seized and #1 tire went flat. Notified tower regarding unable to continue flight and eventually return to gate. Requested emergency equipment. Notified dispatch and mco of difficulties. Arranged for bus transportation of passenger back to terminal. Remained with aircraft until maintenance received aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG TAXIING HAS BRAKE ASSEMBLY SEIZE AND TIRE GO FLAT.

Narrative: APCHING RWY FOR DEP, ACFT NEEDED HIGHER THAN NORMAL PWR TO TAXI. AFTER STOPPING IN LINE AND SETTING BRAKES, #1 BRAKE ASSEMBLY SEIZED AND #1 TIRE WENT FLAT. NOTIFIED TWR REGARDING UNABLE TO CONTINUE FLT AND EVENTUALLY RETURN TO GATE. REQUESTED EMER EQUIP. NOTIFIED DISPATCH AND MCO OF DIFFICULTIES. ARRANGED FOR BUS TRANSPORTATION OF PAX BACK TO TERMINAL. REMAINED WITH ACFT UNTIL MAINT RECEIVED ACFT.

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.