A B767 ON LNDG ROLLOUT WITH AUTOBRAKES AT 3 EXPERIENCED L BRAKE HIGH TEMP WARNING. NO RPT ON DIRECTIONAL CTL PROB.

Date: 2001-11 · Aircraft: B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model · Phase: landing

Anomalies: aircraft-equipment-problem-critical|other-left-brakes-overheating

Synopsis

A B767 ON LNDG ROLLOUT WITH AUTOBRAKES AT 3 EXPERIENCED L BRAKE HIGH TEMP WARNING. NO RPT ON DIRECTIONAL CTL PROB.

Narrative

I LANDED IN ZZZ ON RWY 18L (8500 FT) WITH A LIGHT BREEZE FROM THE W. MY WT WAS 281000 LBS (APCH SPD 141 KTS) AND I USED #3 ON AUTOBRAKES. APCH; TOUCHDOWN AND ROLLOUT APPEARED NORMAL. I RETARDED THE THRUST LEVERS TO IDLE ON TOUCHDOWN; AND LOWERED THE NOSEWHEEL TO THE RWY THEN SELECTED REVERSE THRUST. I NOTICED A DEFINITE INCREASE IN DECELERATION WHICH I ATTRIBUTED TO THE HIGHER AUTOBRAKE SELECTION AND REVERSE THRUST. NOTHING SEEMED OUT OF THE NORMAL RANGE. I TURNED OFF ABOUT 2000 FT FROM THE END AND APPLIED THE BRAKES A LITTLE MORE HEAVILY TO DO SO. AS WE TAXIED IN THE BRAKE TEMP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. I THOUGHT IT WAS A FALSE INDICATION BUT BRAKE TEMP INDICATORS SHOWED HOT BRAKES ON THE L TRUCK. MAINT APPLIED COOL AIR BUT 2 TIRES DEFLATED AS FUSE PLUGS BLEW. I THINK IT WAS DUE TO A MALFUNCTION IN THE AUTOBRAKE SYS AS THERE IS A HISTORY OF HOT BRAKES ON THIS ACFT. I RETRACED THE LNDG EVENT AND DISCUSSED IT WITH THE FO AND NEITHER NOTED ANY ERROR ON MY PART. HOWEVER; I COULD HAVE DONE SOME THINGS BETTER; SUCH AS PUTTING THE NOSEWHEEL ON THE RWY MORE QUICKLY AND SELECTING REVERSE THRUST SOONER. I COULD HAVE USED MORE REVERSE THRUST AND ROLLED TO THE END OF THE RWY INSTEAD OF TURNING OFF EARLY.

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