# Incident 19911218059839I: Airbus A310200, Covington - Cin, OH, December 18, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 1991, 15:32 local time
- Place: Covington - Cin, OH
- Airport: Greater Cincinnati International
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 39.0200° N, 84.5596° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0200&lon=-84.5596&mi=10
- Aircraft: N803PA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A310200
- Reported engine: PWA JT9*
- People aboard: 109
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92IA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92IA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911218059839I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NR2 ENGINE REVERSER UNLOCK LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON TAKEOFF. ABORTED. MAINTENANCE DEACTIVATED THE THRUST REVERSER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL92IA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92IA030), Dec 18, 1991: Airbus Industrie A-310-200 (N803PA), Covington, KY, incident, no damage. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE THRUST REVERSER STOW SWITCH ASSEMBLY BY COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL, WHICH RESULTED IN THE ERRONEOUS ILLUMINATION OF THE THRUST REVERSER WARNING LIGHT.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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