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Old 6th June 2006 | 14:15
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Saint
 
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From: Difficult Question
Red face Uneven brake temps on BAe146

I am an F/O on a 146 with about 300hrs on type. After the last three landings I have done the brake temperatures have been 400 deg higher on the left than the right. They all occurred in light wind conditions with no consistent X-wind component across the three landings. The captains landings on the same aircraft showed no such differential temp.

I wonder if I am braking at too high a speed. Perhaps I am bracing against the left brake when selecting ground idle (the power levers are quite tight) - if so, would the antiskid system compensate to prevent me seeing this as a yaw to the left as in rudimentary braking systems. I don't think I am fighting the nose wheel steering.

Any theories welcome because I am at a bit of a loss and I don't want to get scared of the brakes or worse still blow the plugs!
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