SF34 CREW DRAGGED ACFT WITH LOCKED BRAKES WHEN EXCESSIVE ENG PWR WAS APPLIED BEFORE BRAKE RELEASE.
Synopsis
SF34 CREW DRAGGED ACFT WITH LOCKED BRAKES WHEN EXCESSIVE ENG PWR WAS APPLIED BEFORE BRAKE RELEASE.
Narrative
I WAS THE FO; PNF; ON A REGIONAL AIRLINE FLT FROM A MAJOR HUB ARPT IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE COUNTRY TO A SMALL ARPT IN THE SAME REGION ON AN SF34. UPON ARRIVING AT OUR ACFT; I PERFORMED A THOROUGH AND DETAILED PREFLT. I FOUND THE AIRPLANE TO BE IN GOOD ORDER; WITH NO DISCREPANCIES OR OPEN WRITE-UPS. THE START-UP AND TAXI WERE NORMAL AND ROUTINE. AFTER HOLDING SHORT OF ONE OF THE DEP RWYS FOR QUITE SOME TIME; WE WERE CLRED INTO POS AND HOLD BEHIND A B757 ON ITS LNDG ROLLOUT. AS WE WERE CLRED INTO POS; WE WERE INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A B777 ON A 5 MI FINAL FOR OUR RWY; AND TO BE PREPARED FOR AN IMMEDIATE DEP AS SOON AS THE B757 CLRED THE RWY. THE B757 DID NOT HURRY OFF OF THE RWY; AND THE TWR HAD TO TELL THEM TO EXPEDITE OFF BECAUSE THE B777 WAS NOW ON A 2 MI FINAL AND DOING 250 KTS OVER THE GND. WE WERE ALSO TOLD TO EXPECT AN IMMEDIATE DEP AS SOON AS THE B757 CLRED. AT THIS POINT; THE CAPT DECIDED TO PERFORM A METHOD 'A' TKOF; WHICH ENTAILS HOLDING THE BRAKES; AND APPLYING PWR TO THE ENGS BEFORE BRAKE RELEASE. AS THE CAPT BROUGHT UP THE PWR; THE ACFT SLIPPED FORWARD A LITTLE FIRST ON THE L SIDE; THEN ON THE R. I CALLED TO THE CAPT TO APPLY MORE BRAKE PRESSURE; WHICH HE DID; STOPPING THE FORWARD MOVEMENT OF THE ACFT. HE COMMENTED ON THE UNEXPECTED 'BRAKE SLIPPAGE.' WHEN THE B757 CLRED THE RWY; WE WERE CLRED BY THE TWR FOR AN IMMEDIATE TKOF. THE REST OF THE FLT TO OUR DEST WAS NORMAL. AFTER PARKING AND DEPLANING THE PAX; I PERFORMED A POSTFLT OF THE ACFT. DURING THE POSTFLT; I DISCOVERED A FLAT SPOT WITH CORD SHOWING ON THE TOP OF THE R OUTBOARD TIRE. THE FLAT SPOT WAS NOT THERE DURING THE PREFLT WHEN I INSPECTED ALL OF THE TIRES. I THEN CHKED THE OTHER 3 TIRES; AND DISCOVERED THAT THE L OUTBOARD ALSO HAD A FLAT SPOT WITH CORD SHOWING. I THEN INFORMED THE CAPT OF WHAT I FOUND. HE THEN INSPECTED THE TIRES; AND NOTIFIED OUR MAINT CTL. THEY DECIDED TO SWAP US INTO ANOTHER ACFT THAT WAS ON THE GND AT THE OUTSTATION. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: DEP DURING A 'PUSH;' LEADING TO A TIGHT DEP WINDOW. ATC; COMPANY; AND SELF PRESSURE TO SQUEEZE INTO A TIGHT DEP SLOT; WHEN IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN BETTER TO WAIT UNTIL AFTER THE B777 LANDED.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.