Incident: LOT B763 at Chicago on Jul 17th 2010, brake fire on landing [UPDATE]

20.07.2010 - 08:11

Taxiway is wet after engines put the fire out(Photo: Andy)A LOT Polish Airlines Boeing 767-300, registration SP-LPB performing flight LO-3 from Warsaw (Poland) to Chicago O Hare,IL (USA), landed on Chicago s runway 28 normally and was about to vacate the runway via taxiway K (about 2400 meters/7800 feet from runway threshold) when tower alerted the crew about smoke and fire from the left hand main brakes, ordering the crew a few seconds later to stop right there on the taxiway. Emergency services responded and put the fire out. The airplane was subsequently towed to the apron. The left hand brakes and tyres were replaced permitting the aircraft to depart for the return flight LO-4 after 4.5 hours on the ground. The airplane reached Warsaw with a delay of 3 hours. Passenger Andy reported, that according to an announcement by the captain the brakes fractured and caused damage to the hydraulic lines leading to the fire. The fire engines responded (Photo: Andy): Read the article at http://avherald.com/h?articleBe752f9 Modify your subscription at http://avherald.com/h?login