Wisconsin CRJ2 at Indianapolis on Aug 9th 2016, smoking brakes

Last Update: August 10, 2016 / 21:24:01 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 9, 2016

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Wisconsin

Flight number
ZW-3786

Departure
Philadelphia, United States

Destination
Indianapolis, United States

Aircraft Registration
N455AW

Aircraft Type
Canadair Corporate Jetliner

ICAO Type Designator
CRJ2

An Air Wisconsin Canadair CRJ-200 on behalf of American Airlines, registration N455AW performing flight ZW-3786/AA-3786 from Philadelphia,PA to Indianapolis,IN (USA) with 32 people on board, landed on Indianapolis' runway 23L and rolled out safely. Upon vacating the runway the crew reported they had a brakes problem, possibly a dragging brake, and requested emergency services to attend the aircraft for hot brakes. The crew shut the aircraft down, a rapid disembarkation onto the taxiway commenced. Emergency services cooled the brakes down.

The airport reported the magnesium brakes heated up and started smoking badly prompting an evacuation of the aircraft.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 9, 2016

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Wisconsin

Flight number
ZW-3786

Departure
Philadelphia, United States

Destination
Indianapolis, United States

Aircraft Registration
N455AW

Aircraft Type
Canadair Corporate Jetliner

ICAO Type Designator
CRJ2

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