Narrative:

After normal landing at dfw, taxied into gate. First officer checked brake pressure and quantities as we prepared to stop. Indications normal. Accomplished the park checklist. At that time, noticed brake overheat light on and indicator at full deflection. Checked the abnormals and opened cockpit window, and contacted ramper on intercom to check for secondary indications. When it was confirmed that the brakes appeared to be hot, we told ground personnel to keep clear of landing gear and that we wanted to release the brakes. Gndsman indicated chocks were in, and brakes were released. We called maintenance and entered discrepancy in the logbook. As we had a close connection, I asked the first officer to go ahead to gate. He gathered his gear and walked onto the jetbridge. He immediately told me that there was a loose line on the left gear and that the outboard tire had deflated. I then walked onto the ramp to check the condition. I did not want to approach the wheel too closely, but it did not appear to be on fire or smoking. A ramper approached me to comment on the wheel, and as he did so, a mechanic arrived and took a close look at the wheel. I overheard him ask the ramper why a fireguard had not been posted and the ramper replied that his supervisor had deemed it unnecessary. The mechanic disagreed and told us that he was going to call for a fire watch. At that point I went back into the aircraft and saw that no one was on board and left the gate for my new departure. When I arrived at the new gate I could see crash fire rescue equipment arriving.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR MD80, SUPER 80 FLC RPT THAT AS THEY ARRIVED AT THE GATE AFTER A NORMAL LNDG THEY GOT A BRAKE OVERHEAT INDICATION AND LATER THE L OUTBOARD TIRE DEFLATED.

Narrative: AFTER NORMAL LNDG AT DFW, TAXIED INTO GATE. FO CHKED BRAKE PRESSURE AND QUANTITIES AS WE PREPARED TO STOP. INDICATIONS NORMAL. ACCOMPLISHED THE PARK CHKLIST. AT THAT TIME, NOTICED BRAKE OVERHEAT LIGHT ON AND INDICATOR AT FULL DEFLECTION. CHKED THE ABNORMALS AND OPENED COCKPIT WINDOW, AND CONTACTED RAMPER ON INTERCOM TO CHK FOR SECONDARY INDICATIONS. WHEN IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE BRAKES APPEARED TO BE HOT, WE TOLD GND PERSONNEL TO KEEP CLR OF LNDG GEAR AND THAT WE WANTED TO RELEASE THE BRAKES. GNDSMAN INDICATED CHOCKS WERE IN, AND BRAKES WERE RELEASED. WE CALLED MAINT AND ENTERED DISCREPANCY IN THE LOGBOOK. AS WE HAD A CLOSE CONNECTION, I ASKED THE FO TO GO AHEAD TO GATE. HE GATHERED HIS GEAR AND WALKED ONTO THE JETBRIDGE. HE IMMEDIATELY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A LOOSE LINE ON THE L GEAR AND THAT THE OUTBOARD TIRE HAD DEFLATED. I THEN WALKED ONTO THE RAMP TO CHK THE CONDITION. I DID NOT WANT TO APCH THE WHEEL TOO CLOSELY, BUT IT DID NOT APPEAR TO BE ON FIRE OR SMOKING. A RAMPER APCHED ME TO COMMENT ON THE WHEEL, AND AS HE DID SO, A MECH ARRIVED AND TOOK A CLOSE LOOK AT THE WHEEL. I OVERHEARD HIM ASK THE RAMPER WHY A FIREGUARD HAD NOT BEEN POSTED AND THE RAMPER REPLIED THAT HIS SUPVR HAD DEEMED IT UNNECESSARY. THE MECH DISAGREED AND TOLD US THAT HE WAS GOING TO CALL FOR A FIRE WATCH. AT THAT POINT I WENT BACK INTO THE ACFT AND SAW THAT NO ONE WAS ON BOARD AND LEFT THE GATE FOR MY NEW DEP. WHEN I ARRIVED AT THE NEW GATE I COULD SEE CFR ARRIVING.

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.