Originally Posted by
CayleysCoachman
No. It was not grease which burnt. The fires broke out during taxi. Five firefighters suffered minor injuries (I recall the worst was. A broken thumb). All as you could gather if you read the report.
Correct. It was a fresh wheel that had been incorrectly cleaned during assembly, the sintered metal heat shield was soaked in flammable solvent.
There had been previous brake fires (at MAN and elsewhere) that had been due to incorrect spec grease being used on the bearings.