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Post by jesse on Oct 10, 2010 7:11:32 GMT -5
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Post by garryrussell on Oct 10, 2010 11:47:35 GMT -5
I saw an a HP Herald land with the brakes on Stopped in about a length and a half. In that case in was not the pilots doing and they had no idea.not until they landed The brakes come on to stop the wheels as they retract...and they'd stuck on. Could it be similar here? Given the way the retracted mains sit semi exposed and tight fitting, I would have thought the 737 was one of the types where the wheels were braked during retraction Garry
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Post by jesse on Oct 10, 2010 13:36:36 GMT -5
Gary, I have not seen the accident report or anything from the NTSB, so I don't really have an idea of what happened. It could be the brakes froze up, but that is not very likely in August in Texas. Especially at Houston. Even at FL350 where it is colder than a well diggers butt in the Klondike, the wheels would have had time to thaw and warm up on the way down.
Jesse
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Post by sunny9850 on Oct 10, 2010 13:49:58 GMT -5
By the looks of it this was a ERJ-190 not a B737 so the wheels are fully retracted and enclosed. Not sure if they are braked during retraction or not. However since it was only one side that appeared fully locked up I would guess that it was not just simple crew error. We had a student pull the parking brake in a PA28-161 by mistake instead of the flap handle. Made for a very short "roll out" so to speak and one unhappy boss lady Stefan It is a ERJ 170 operated by Republic Airways.
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Post by garryrussell on Oct 10, 2010 14:08:00 GMT -5
I wasn't meaning anything to do with freezing and ice
In the case of the Herald they jammed on during the retraction process..it wa a mechanical failure.
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Post by capflyer on Oct 10, 2010 16:43:25 GMT -5
From the FAA's Incident database (courtesy of MyAirplane.com)
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