AN ACR MD80; SUPER 80 FLC RPT THAT AS THEY ARRIVED AT THE GATE AFTER A NORMAL LNDG THEY GOT A BRAKE OVERHEAT INDICATION AND LATER THE L OUTBOARD TIRE DEFLATED.

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AFTER NORMAL LNDG AT DFW; TAXIED INTO GATE. FO CHKED BRAKE PRESSURE AND QUANTITIES AS WE PREPARED TO STOP. INDICATIONS NORMAL. ACCOMPLISHED THE PARK CHKLIST. AT THAT TIME; NOTICED BRAKE OVERHEAT LIGHT ON AND INDICATOR AT FULL DEFLECTION. CHKED THE ABNORMALS AND OPENED COCKPIT WINDOW; AND CONTACTED RAMPER ON INTERCOM TO CHK FOR SECONDARY INDICATIONS. WHEN IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE BRAKES APPEARED TO BE HOT; WE TOLD GND PERSONNEL TO KEEP CLR OF LNDG GEAR AND THAT WE WANTED TO RELEASE THE BRAKES. GNDSMAN INDICATED CHOCKS WERE IN; AND BRAKES WERE RELEASED. WE CALLED MAINT AND ENTERED DISCREPANCY IN THE LOGBOOK. AS WE HAD A CLOSE CONNECTION; I ASKED THE FO TO GO AHEAD TO GATE. HE GATHERED HIS GEAR AND WALKED ONTO THE JETBRIDGE. HE IMMEDIATELY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A LOOSE LINE ON THE L GEAR AND THAT THE OUTBOARD TIRE HAD DEFLATED. I THEN WALKED ONTO THE RAMP TO CHK THE CONDITION. I DID NOT WANT TO APCH THE WHEEL TOO CLOSELY; BUT IT DID NOT APPEAR TO BE ON FIRE OR SMOKING. A RAMPER APCHED ME TO COMMENT ON THE WHEEL; AND AS HE DID SO; A MECH ARRIVED AND TOOK A CLOSE LOOK AT THE WHEEL. I OVERHEARD HIM ASK THE RAMPER WHY A FIREGUARD HAD NOT BEEN POSTED AND THE RAMPER REPLIED THAT HIS SUPVR HAD DEEMED IT UNNECESSARY. THE MECH DISAGREED AND TOLD US THAT HE WAS GOING TO CALL FOR A FIRE WATCH. AT THAT POINT I WENT BACK INTO THE ACFT AND SAW THAT NO ONE WAS ON BOARD AND LEFT THE GATE FOR MY NEW DEP. WHEN I ARRIVED AT THE NEW GATE I COULD SEE CFR ARRIVING.