ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 370286
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| Date: | Friday 9 June 2006 |
| Time: | 18:06 LT |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30 |
| Owner/operator: | Delta Air Lines |
| Registration: | N907DA |
| MSN: | 53387 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 30651 hours |
| Engine model: | International Aero Engines V2528-D5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 154 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Denver International Airport, CO (DEN/KDEN) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Salt Lake City International Airport, UT (SLC/KSLC) |
| Denver International Airport, CO (DEN/KDEN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight crew had been advised by the previous crew that the overheat light had illuminated on landing when the brake temperature reached 650 degrees, and an entry had been made in the maintenance logbook accordingly. Maintenance personnel inspected the brakes and returned the airplane to service. The next leg was uneventful until the airplane landed and turned off the runway. The crew noticed the brake temperature was climbing rapidly. As the airplane entered the ramp area, the brake temperature warning light illuminated. The first officer asked tower personnel if there was any smoke coming out of the left wheel well. They replied, "Negative." She requested the fire department to respond and was instructed to stop short of the gate. Shortly thereafter, the fuse plugs melted on both left tires and the brakes caught fire. The brake temperature gauge failed and the crew was unaware of the brake fire. The fire department arrived and extinguished the fire. They did not advise the crew that there had been a brake fire, but rather advised them that the brake temperature had been as high as 1200 degrees Celsius and had now been cooled to below 200 degrees Celsius. In addition to the melted fuse plugs and deflated tires, paint on the left main landing gear was charred and blistered. The landing gear was replaced. Tests on the brake fluid and dual anti-skid control modules revealed no anomalies.
Probable Cause: a brake fire for reasons undetermined. A contributing factor was the inadequate inspection by the maintenance crew.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN06IA083
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 25-Mar-2024 09:03 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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