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Flight attendant report regarding the evacuate/evacuation of an A300 because the right brake was on fire.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 416025 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199801 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sdq |
| State Reference | FO |
| 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 | A300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 416025 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Captain informed me to get ready for an evacuate/evacuation. I told the rest of the crew. The captain later made the evacuate/evacuation and informed us through the PA. Because the brake on the left side was on fire, we used doors 1R, 2R, 3R, and 4R only. During the evacuate/evacuation, we had to take away carry-on's from the passenger. The problem was discovered by an indicator in the cockpit that the brake was overheating. The crew did a great job by initiating the evacuate/evacuation. This was considered an incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT REGARDING THE EVAC OF AN A300 BECAUSE THE R BRAKE WAS ON FIRE.
Narrative: CAPT INFORMED ME TO GET READY FOR AN EVAC. I TOLD THE REST OF THE CREW. THE CAPT LATER MADE THE EVAC AND INFORMED US THROUGH THE PA. BECAUSE THE BRAKE ON THE L SIDE WAS ON FIRE, WE USED DOORS 1R, 2R, 3R, AND 4R ONLY. DURING THE EVAC, WE HAD TO TAKE AWAY CARRY-ON'S FROM THE PAX. THE PROB WAS DISCOVERED BY AN INDICATOR IN THE COCKPIT THAT THE BRAKE WAS OVERHEATING. THE CREW DID A GREAT JOB BY INITIATING THE EVAC. THIS WAS CONSIDERED AN INCIDENT.
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.