Aircraft equipment problem -- ground fire -- aircraft evacuated -- air carrier rejects takeoff due t...

Attributes
ACN	312710
Time
Date	199508
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : stl
State Reference	MO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : yip
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Jetstream 31
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 3800 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	312710
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 5700 flight time type : 140
ASRS Report	312711
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

During takeoff roll, left aircraft brake not released causing overheat situation from friction. Aborted takeoff due to control difficulty. Fire resulted from overheating. Evacuate/evacuationed the aircraft immediately and extinguished fire. No injuries or major damage to aircraft. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the captain was flying a bae jetstream 31 when the brake fire occurred. He said that the rejected takeoff was at low speed. They realized the brake had not released shortly after they began their roll. They were surprised that the fire started and they now suspect that the brake may have been lightly dragging during taxi-out. There were no injuries during the evacuate/evacuation and only minor damage to the aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT EQUIP PROB -- GND FIRE -- ACFT EVACUATED -- ACR REJECTS TKOF DUE TO DRAGGING BRAKE.

Narrative: DURING TKOF ROLL, L ACFT BRAKE NOT RELEASED CAUSING OVERHEAT SIT FROM FRICTION. ABORTED TKOF DUE TO CTL DIFFICULTY. FIRE RESULTED FROM OVERHEATING. EVACED THE ACFT IMMEDIATELY AND EXTINGUISHED FIRE. NO INJURIES OR MAJOR DAMAGE TO ACFT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE CAPT WAS FLYING A BAE JETSTREAM 31 WHEN THE BRAKE FIRE OCCURRED. HE SAID THAT THE REJECTED TKOF WAS AT LOW SPD. THEY REALIZED THE BRAKE HAD NOT RELEASED SHORTLY AFTER THEY BEGAN THEIR ROLL. THEY WERE SURPRISED THAT THE FIRE STARTED AND THEY NOW SUSPECT THAT THE BRAKE MAY HAVE BEEN LIGHTLY DRAGGING DURING TAXI-OUT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES DURING THE EVAC AND ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE 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.

Aircraft equipment problem -- ground fire -- aircraft evacuated -- air carrier rejects takeoff due to dragging brake.