An A319 flight crew got ECAM message that one brake was hot as they taxied into position at den for ...

Attributes
ACN	795833
Time
Date	200807
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : den.airport
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 5100
ASRS Report	795833
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

We were delayed for takeoff due to ATC flow control. We were released and told to position and hold runway 3 and then cleared for takeoff. The brake was already released and the temperature on the #3 brake went to 305 degrees. We got the ECAM that stated delay takeoff until below 300 degrees. Since we were cleared for takeoff and the brake had already been released; I quickly asked the first officer his opinion and then I made the decision to continue the takeoff. Takeoff power had not yet been applied. My reasoning was that this was the only brake above 300 degrees and the other brake was on the same side was about 40 degrees less and the left side brakes were much cooler. I did not think with the other brakes below 300 degrees the stopping capability of the aircraft would be downgraded. And it would be easier to cool the brake with the gear down in-flight than to wait in denver on a hot day. Takeoff was uneventful and the brake cooled quickly once airborne with the gear down. Looking back on this; I believe I should have pulled off the runway and just waited in denver for the brake to cool.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A319 FLT CREW GOT ECAM MESSAGE THAT ONE BRAKE WAS HOT AS THEY TAXIED INTO POSITION AT DEN FOR TAKEOFF. CAPT CHOSE TO IGNORE THE MESSAGE AND TAKE OFF WITH NO DELAY FOR BRAKE COOLING.

Narrative: WE WERE DELAYED FOR TKOF DUE TO ATC FLOW CTL. WE WERE RELEASED AND TOLD TO POS AND HOLD RWY 3 AND THEN CLRED FOR TKOF. THE BRAKE WAS ALREADY RELEASED AND THE TEMP ON THE #3 BRAKE WENT TO 305 DEGS. WE GOT THE ECAM THAT STATED DELAY TKOF UNTIL BELOW 300 DEGS. SINCE WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF AND THE BRAKE HAD ALREADY BEEN RELEASED; I QUICKLY ASKED THE FO HIS OPINION AND THEN I MADE THE DECISION TO CONTINUE THE TKOF. TKOF PWR HAD NOT YET BEEN APPLIED. MY REASONING WAS THAT THIS WAS THE ONLY BRAKE ABOVE 300 DEGS AND THE OTHER BRAKE WAS ON THE SAME SIDE WAS ABOUT 40 DEGS LESS AND THE L SIDE BRAKES WERE MUCH COOLER. I DID NOT THINK WITH THE OTHER BRAKES BELOW 300 DEGS THE STOPPING CAPABILITY OF THE ACFT WOULD BE DOWNGRADED. AND IT WOULD BE EASIER TO COOL THE BRAKE WITH THE GEAR DOWN INFLT THAN TO WAIT IN DENVER ON A HOT DAY. TKOF WAS UNEVENTFUL AND THE BRAKE COOLED QUICKLY ONCE AIRBORNE WITH THE GEAR DOWN. LOOKING BACK ON THIS; I BELIEVE I SHOULD HAVE PULLED OFF THE RWY AND JUST WAITED IN DENVER FOR THE BRAKE TO COOL.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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 A319 flight crew got ECAM message that one brake was hot as they taxied into position at den for takeoff. Captain chose to ignore the message and take off with no delay for brake cooling.