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A dash 8-100 flight crew opted to taxi back into the gate upon discovering the normal brake system had failed during taxi out.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 910287 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201005 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Dash 8-100 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Normal Brake System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Total 1950 Flight Crew Type 1700 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
Pushback was normal; we called for taxi; received taxi instructions; and as we went to hold short of the assigned taxiway the captain stated; 'I have no normal brakes.' I attempted my normal brakes; and confirmed; 'I have no normal brakes either.' the captain set the emergency parking brake. We conferred with ground to sit where we were and contacted operations for a return to the gate. We warned ground crews we had no normal brakes and to stand back when marshaling us in. We then returned to the gate and contacted maintenance. No flight crew avoidance possible although perhaps calling for a tow back to the gate rather than taxiing ourselves back in would have been advisable.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Dash 8-100 flight crew opted to taxi back into the gate upon discovering the normal brake system had failed during taxi out.
Narrative: Pushback was normal; we called for taxi; received taxi instructions; and as we went to hold short of the assigned taxiway the Captain stated; 'I have no normal brakes.' I attempted my normal brakes; and confirmed; 'I have no normal brakes either.' The Captain set the emergency parking brake. We conferred with Ground to sit where we were and contacted operations for a return to the gate. We warned ground crews we had no normal brakes and to stand back when marshaling us in. We then returned to the gate and contacted Maintenance. No flight crew avoidance possible although perhaps calling for a tow back to the gate rather than taxiing ourselves back in would have been advisable.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.