Narrative:

Air carrier flight xyz nrt-ord. Landing runway 14R at approximately 8000 ft. Gross weight estimated at 540000 pounds and a 25 degree flap reference of 147 KTS, wind 22 degree at 14 KTS and an approach speed of 155 KTS. Landed at approximately 159 KTS with autobrakes set at 2 and autospoilers armed. Idle reverse thrust selected and manual brakes used with a turnoff at T9 (approximately 8000-8800 ft). Taxi to gate normal and parked by guideman at xz after parking checklist completed and door 1L opened and passenger deplaned, noticed steam rising from right side of aircraft and suspected hot brakes. Pulled up gear synoptic which showed overheated brakes on left side (both wing and body gear). Unable to contact mechanics on interphone (headset) and called international operations to have someone to come out to look at the brakes. A mechanic came on the headset to tell me to release the brakes and 1 min or so later told us to set the parking brake, after which we deplaned the aircraft. I was called at home by a flight manager at approximately XA00Z and told we did in fact have hot brakes and at XB15Z was contacted by a maintenance chief who then told me there were not only hot brakes but a small fire. I believe the hot brakes caused by unintentionally applying left brakes when correcting for the right crosswind as the first officer called out 'autobrakes off' soon after touchdown. No indication of dragging brakes (ie, pulling or chattering) on taxi in, so must conclude I applied braking. Will pay closer attention to keeping feet off of brake pedals when using autobrakes and perhaps delaying manual brakes to further in the landing roll.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B747-400 AFTER PARKING ON GATE ACFT EXPERIENCED SMOKE AND A SMALL FIRE FROM THE L MAIN GEAR CAUSED BY UNINTENTIONALLY APPLYING BRAKES FOR XWIND CORRECTIONS.

Narrative: ACR FLT XYZ NRT-ORD. LNDG RWY 14R AT APPROX 8000 FT. GROSS WT ESTIMATED AT 540000 LBS AND A 25 DEG FLAP REF OF 147 KTS, WIND 22 DEG AT 14 KTS AND AN APCH SPD OF 155 KTS. LANDED AT APPROX 159 KTS WITH AUTOBRAKES SET AT 2 AND AUTOSPOILERS ARMED. IDLE REVERSE THRUST SELECTED AND MANUAL BRAKES USED WITH A TURNOFF AT T9 (APPROX 8000-8800 FT). TAXI TO GATE NORMAL AND PARKED BY GUIDEMAN AT XZ AFTER PARKING CHKLIST COMPLETED AND DOOR 1L OPENED AND PAX DEPLANED, NOTICED STEAM RISING FROM R SIDE OF ACFT AND SUSPECTED HOT BRAKES. PULLED UP GEAR SYNOPTIC WHICH SHOWED OVERHEATED BRAKES ON L SIDE (BOTH WING AND BODY GEAR). UNABLE TO CONTACT MECHS ON INTERPHONE (HEADSET) AND CALLED INTL OPS TO HAVE SOMEONE TO COME OUT TO LOOK AT THE BRAKES. A MECH CAME ON THE HEADSET TO TELL ME TO RELEASE THE BRAKES AND 1 MIN OR SO LATER TOLD US TO SET THE PARKING BRAKE, AFTER WHICH WE DEPLANED THE ACFT. I WAS CALLED AT HOME BY A FLT MGR AT APPROX XA00Z AND TOLD WE DID IN FACT HAVE HOT BRAKES AND AT XB15Z WAS CONTACTED BY A MAINT CHIEF WHO THEN TOLD ME THERE WERE NOT ONLY HOT BRAKES BUT A SMALL FIRE. I BELIEVE THE HOT BRAKES CAUSED BY UNINTENTIONALLY APPLYING L BRAKES WHEN CORRECTING FOR THE R XWIND AS THE FO CALLED OUT 'AUTOBRAKES OFF' SOON AFTER TOUCHDOWN. NO INDICATION OF DRAGGING BRAKES (IE, PULLING OR CHATTERING) ON TAXI IN, SO MUST CONCLUDE I APPLIED BRAKING. WILL PAY CLOSER ATTN TO KEEPING FEET OFF OF BRAKE PEDALS WHEN USING AUTOBRAKES AND PERHAPS DELAYING MANUAL BRAKES TO FURTHER IN THE LNDG ROLL.

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.