A L1011 REJECTS ITS TKOF WHEN A CARGO DOOR LIGHT COMES ON JUST PRIOR TO 130 KTS. ACFT STOPS AT THE INTXN OF RWY 15 AND 4-22 WITH LOCKED BRAKES AND A GEAR FIRE AT BWI; MD.

Date: 2002-06 · Aircraft: L-1011 Tri-Star All Series · Phase: takeoff

Anomalies: aircraft-equipment-problem-critical|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-published-material-policy|other-brake-usage

Synopsis

A L1011 REJECTS ITS TKOF WHEN A CARGO DOOR LIGHT COMES ON JUST PRIOR TO 130 KTS. ACFT STOPS AT THE INTXN OF RWY 15 AND 4-22 WITH LOCKED BRAKES AND A GEAR FIRE AT BWI; MD.

Narrative

DURING THE TKOF ROLL AND AN AIRSPD OF 120 KTS; I NOTICED WITH MY PERIPHERAL VISION A WARNING LIGHT ON THE CAUTION AND WARNING PANEL. AT THAT MOMENT; I LOOKED AT THE LIGHT IN QUESTION AND COULD READ 'DOOR;' MEANING THAT A DOOR ON THE ACFT WAS NOT PROPERLY CLOSED AND LOCKED. SIMULTANEOUSLY; THE FE CALLED 'CARGO DOOR;' I THEN EXECUTED A REJECTED TKOF PROC AS PER OUR COMPANY ACFT OPERATING MANUAL. PRIOR TO ENTERING THE RWY FOR TKOF; I ARMED THE AUTOBRAKES; ALSO PER OUR COMPANY NORMAL PROCS. DURING THE REJECTED TKOF PROCESS A VERY RAPID DECELERATION RATE WAS IN PROGRESS; A NORMAL EVENT WITH THE AUTOBRAKES SYS ACTIVE. HOWEVER; I TRIED TO REGAIN MANUAL BRAKING WITH THE BRAKE PEDALS AND FINALLY BY TURNING THE ROTARY ARMING SWITCH TO OFF. WHEN WE CAME TO A FULL STOP; I COULD NOT MOVE THE ACFT WITH NORMAL PWR. I REQUESTED FROM THE CENTRAL TWR A VISUAL INSPECTION OF OUR UNDERCARRIAGE FOR SMOKE OR FLAMES; WITH A NEGATIVE RESPONSE; BUT THEY WOULD SEND THE GND EQUIP. BY THE TIME THEY ARRIVED; THEY COMMENCED TO SPRAY A COOLING AGENT; FOAM AND WATER; INTO THE BRAKES FOR FURTHER COOLING. SHORTLY THEREAFTER; I OBSERVED THE MAIN LNDG GEAR TRUCK LIGHT ILLUMINATED INDICATING A TIRE OR TIRES BEING DEFLATED. HUMAN PERFORMANCE CONSIDERATIONS -- THE DECISION TO DISCONTINUE THE TKOF WAS CORRECT. PERHAPS AN ADDITIONAL PROC TO DISARM THE AUTOBRAKE SYS ELECTRICALLY AT OR BELOW A CERTAIN SPD; SHOULD BE CONSIDERED. THE REASON BEING TO PREVENT LOCKING THE MAIN GEAR BRAKES AND EXCESSIVE HEAT BUILD UP. INACTIONS -- A DELAY ON SHUTTING THE ENGS DOWN TO FACILITATE THE WORK OF THE GND CREW. OTHER FACTORS -- THE FRANTIC CALLS FROM THE CTL TWR ASKING THE CAUSES OF THE ABORTED TKOF AND NUMBER OF SOULS ON BOARD; DID CONTRIBUTE TO CREW MEMBER'S DISTR TO OUR PROCS DURING THE LAST FEW PRECIOUS SECONDS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 551676: REJECTED TKOF WAS INITIATED BY CAPT AT APPROX 130 KIAS. REJECTED TKOF WAS ACCOMPLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AOM PROC. TWR ASKED IF WE COULD CLR THE RWY ON TO RWY 4/22. AT THIS POINT; ACFT WAS SLOWING THROUGH APPROX 80 KIAS. ACFT THEN CAME QUICKLY TO A STOP ON THE RWY; AT THE INTXN OF RWY 15R AND RWY 4/22; WITH QUITE A BIT OF SHUDDERING AND SQUEALING FROM THE BRAKES. CAPT APPLIED PWR TO TAXI CLR OF RWY 15R ONTO RWY 4/22; BUT ACFT WOULD NOT MOVE. ADVISED TWR THAT ACFT WOULD NOT MOVE; AND THAT BRAKES APPEARED TO BE LOCKED. CAPT STATED HE HAD APPLIED PRESSURE TO BRAKE PEDALS AT LEAST TWICE DURING THE REJECTED TKOF; AND HAD MOVED THE AUTOBRAKE SWITCH TO OFF AT APPROX 80-100 KIAS. CFR ARRIVED IN APPROX 5 MINS. SHORTLY AFTER THEY ARRIVED; THEY RPTED FLAMES FROM ONE GEAR; AND APPLIED FOAM TO BOTH MAIN LNDG GEAR. EMER EVAC WAS CONSIDERED; BUT DECIDED THAT CFR HAD SIT UNDER CTL; AND THAT EVAC WAS NOT NECESSARY AT THAT TIME. AFTER APPROX 45 MINS; CFR DETERMINED IT WAS SAFE TO APPROACH THE ACFT AND PAX AND CREW WERE REMOVED BY PEOPLE MOVERS.

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