An MD80 in climb at FL250 diverted due to brake overheat light, high temperature and warm floor.

Attributes
ACN	533058
Time
Date	200112
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : pdt.vortac
State Reference	OR
Altitude	msl single value : 25000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zse.artcc tower : zzz.tower tower : dfw.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	533058
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : brake overheat light other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : inspection
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

During climb out at approximately FL250 noticed that we got the brake overheat light on and was indicating 400-500 degrees. Appeared to be an indicator problem but I asked the number 1 flight attendant to go and see if the floor was warm in the specific area. Passengers told her before she asked them that the floor was very hot. After about 5 mins the overheat light went out but we decided that in the interest of safety we would divert and have the gear visually inspected while it was still daylight. Talked to dispatch and decided to divert to ZZZ. ZZZ tower indicated that they thought the left outboard wheel had damage but the inboard was fine. We accomplished all abnormal procedures and proceeded with an overweight landing at ZZZ. Maintenance noted no problems and we then continued on after the overweight landing inspection.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 IN CLIMB AT FL250 DIVERTED DUE TO BRAKE OVERHEAT LIGHT, HIGH TEMP AND WARM FLOOR.

Narrative: DURING CLBOUT AT APPROX FL250 NOTICED THAT WE GOT THE BRAKE OVERHEAT LIGHT ON AND WAS INDICATING 400-500 DEGS. APPEARED TO BE AN INDICATOR PROB BUT I ASKED THE NUMBER 1 FA TO GO AND SEE IF THE FLOOR WAS WARM IN THE SPECIFIC AREA. PAXS TOLD HER BEFORE SHE ASKED THEM THAT THE FLOOR WAS VERY HOT. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINS THE OVERHEAT LIGHT WENT OUT BUT WE DECIDED THAT IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY WE WOULD DIVERT AND HAVE THE GEAR VISUALLY INSPECTED WHILE IT WAS STILL DAYLIGHT. TALKED TO DISPATCH AND DECIDED TO DIVERT TO ZZZ. ZZZ TOWER INDICATED THAT THEY THOUGHT THE LEFT OUTBOARD WHEEL HAD DAMAGE BUT THE INBOARD WAS FINE. WE ACCOMPLISHED ALL ABNORMAL PROCS AND PROCEEDED WITH AN OVERWEIGHT LNDG AT ZZZ. MAINT NOTED NO PROBS AND WE THEN CONTINUED ON AFTER THE OVERWEIGHT LNDG INSPECTION.

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.