Boeing 737 and Carbon Brakes.
If anyone can shed any light on this I'd be grateful...
The airline I work for suggests that that consideration be given to NOT setting the park brake after completion of an RTO. This apparently, is due to the fact that the (steel) brakes may 'fuse' on and you might not be able to release the brakes afterwards to vacate the runway. This was the advice given when the B737 all had steel brakes...
Many of the aircraft have now been 'upgraded' to Carbon brakes and I would like to know if Carbon brakes are prone to fusing on, in the same way that steel brakes are supposed to do. Or do Carbon brakes absorb the energy differently, thereby negating this 'advice'?
I would be very grateful if someone could offer any insight into whether Carbon brakes are different in this regard and most importantly, direct me to where this info can be found so that one can say with some credibility one way or another.
Much obliged.
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