An MD80 on taxi in used more than normal power. Got brake overtemp warning. Stopped and asked for to...

Attributes
ACN	660947
Time
Date	200506
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	660947
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	660949
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : brake overtemp light other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	aircraft : evacuated
Consequence	other other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

After a normal landing at ZZZ; (40 degrees flaps; medium brakes due to a slight tailwind) we were taxiing to the gate. It seemed to take more power than normal; so we checked the brake temperature. They were normal; so I continued to taxi. Nearing the ramp; the brake overtemp light came on and I stopped the aircraft. We called the ramp/operations for a tow and asked that maintenance also come out and asked to have a fire truck standing by at the aircraft. The flight attendants were briefed. A PA was made to the people. After monitoring the tire for some time; the tow crew was going to tow us in. We were then told that the left wheel was on fire. I had the flight attendants evacuate/evacuation the passenger out the tail. The flight attendants did a great job and the fire crew assisted at the bottom of the slide. I was told that other than a bruise; no one was injured. The fire crew foamed the wheel and extinguished the fire. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the cause of the brake malfunction was not reported by maintenance. There was no anti-skid warning during landing and rollout; and only medium braking was used on landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 ON TAXI IN USED MORE THAN NORMAL PWR. GOT BRAKE OVERTEMP WARNING. STOPPED AND ASKED FOR TOW AND FIRE TRUCK. FIRE CHIEF ADVISED FIRE IN L GEAR. ACFT EVACED.

Narrative: AFTER A NORMAL LNDG AT ZZZ; (40 DEGS FLAPS; MEDIUM BRAKES DUE TO A SLIGHT TAILWIND) WE WERE TAXIING TO THE GATE. IT SEEMED TO TAKE MORE PWR THAN NORMAL; SO WE CHKED THE BRAKE TEMP. THEY WERE NORMAL; SO I CONTINUED TO TAXI. NEARING THE RAMP; THE BRAKE OVERTEMP LIGHT CAME ON AND I STOPPED THE ACFT. WE CALLED THE RAMP/OPS FOR A TOW AND ASKED THAT MAINT ALSO COME OUT AND ASKED TO HAVE A FIRE TRUCK STANDING BY AT THE ACFT. THE FLT ATTENDANTS WERE BRIEFED. A PA WAS MADE TO THE PEOPLE. AFTER MONITORING THE TIRE FOR SOME TIME; THE TOW CREW WAS GOING TO TOW US IN. WE WERE THEN TOLD THAT THE L WHEEL WAS ON FIRE. I HAD THE FLT ATTENDANTS EVAC THE PAX OUT THE TAIL. THE FLT ATTENDANTS DID A GREAT JOB AND THE FIRE CREW ASSISTED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SLIDE. I WAS TOLD THAT OTHER THAN A BRUISE; NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE FIRE CREW FOAMED THE WHEEL AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE CAUSE OF THE BRAKE MALFUNCTION WAS NOT RPTED BY MAINT. THERE WAS NO ANTI-SKID WARNING DURING LNDG AND ROLLOUT; AND ONLY MEDIUM BRAKING WAS USED ON LNDG.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.

An MD80 on taxi in used more than normal power. Got brake overtemp warning. Stopped and asked for tow and fire truck. Fire chief advised fire in left gear. Aircraft evacuate/evacuationed.