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While waiting for takeoff, an EMB135 applied the parking brake. After takeoff clearance, discovered parking brake would not release.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 629323 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200409 |
| Day | Sun |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bos.airport |
| State Reference | MA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 135 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| ASRS Report | 629323 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain |
| ASRS Report | 629325 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eicas message - inbound brake other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Parking was applied at taxiway. While waiting for takeoff, parking brake would not release after application. Cockpit indications were normal except for brake inboard inoperative caution light. Aircraft behind us saw a little smoke coming from left tire. Boston airport authority/authorized was dispatched to offload passenger. Crew commenced normal shutdown. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the airplane was an EMB135 and the cause of the inboard parking brake failing to release is unknown. The reporter said maintenance has not released any information on the cause of the parking brake failure.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WHILE WAITING FOR TKOF, AN EMB135 APPLIED THE PARKING BRAKE. AFTER TKOF CLRNC, DISCOVERED PARKING BRAKE WOULD NOT RELEASE.
Narrative: PARKING WAS APPLIED AT TXWY. WHILE WAITING FOR TKOF, PARKING BRAKE WOULD NOT RELEASE AFTER APPLICATION. COCKPIT INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL EXCEPT FOR BRAKE INBOARD INOP CAUTION LIGHT. ACFT BEHIND US SAW A LITTLE SMOKE COMING FROM L TIRE. BOSTON ARPT AUTH WAS DISPATCHED TO OFFLOAD PAX. CREW COMMENCED NORMAL SHUTDOWN. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE AIRPLANE WAS AN EMB135 AND THE CAUSE OF THE INBOARD PARKING BRAKE FAILING TO RELEASE IS UNKNOWN. THE RPTR SAID MAINT HAS NOT RELEASED ANY INFO ON THE CAUSE OF THE PARKING BRAKE FAILURE.
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.