Embraer EMB-145 N607AE

Summary

On 3 June 2011 at about 11:05 local time, a Embraer EMB-145 registered N607AE, operated by American Eagle Airlines Inc, was involved in an incident near Chicago, Illinois, United States. 52 people were on board and nobody was injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

3 June 2011 at 11:05

Classification

Incident

Location

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Chicago O'Hare IAP (ORD)

Coordinates

41.9814, -87.9067

Aircraft

Embraer EMB-145

Registration

N607AE

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

American Eagle Airlines Inc

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Columbus → Chicago

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN11IA369

Nobody was injured.

The overheat and failure the brake during landing due to oxidation of the brake rotors, which went undetected by maintenance personnel. Contributing to the accident was maintenance personnel’s lack of familiarity with detailed brake oxidation inspection procedures.

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Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilots reported that they felt one brake pedal fully release and then reapply during the landing roll. Air traffic control tower personnel saw a puff of smoke and asked the flight crew if a tire had blown on landing. The pilots taxied the airplane to a hold pad for further examination; however, the emergency brake would not hold the airplane stationary. The pilots also received caution messages for the brakes, and hydraulic fluid was observed on the tires and ground. An examination revealed the brake pressure plate and rotor failed. Separated brake parts were also found on the landing runway. Further examination of the incident brake and four other brakes revealed that they all contained varying levels of oxidation development. The brake manufacturer had previously provided the operator with a maintenance procedure which involved using a fingernail or a specified plastic tool to check brakes for oxidation. The operator developed and provided related training to its maintenance personnel based on the manufacturer's procedures. However, interviews with airline and contract maintenance personnel revealed that they were not familiar with the inspection and were not issued the plastic tool. Subsequently, the brake manufacturer and operator provided additional related training to the operator's maintenance personnel, and the operator stocked their maintenance system with the specified tool.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.