What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)On February 19, 2001, trans world airline's flight 73, a Boeing 717, N2410W, departed General Mitchell Field (mke), Milwaukee, WI, in visual meteorological conditions on a scheduled part 121 flight. At approximately 1400 feet AGL the aircraft experienced deployment of the right engine thrust reverser. The flight crew declared an emergency and the aircraft returned to mke without further incident. Investigation of the incident found that the right engine thrust reverser had been placed on the MEL prior to the aircraft departure due to a cockpit indication. Inspection of the right engine thrust reverser determined that the twa minimum equipment and dispatch procedure (medp) had not been completed as the lock pins required by medp 78-32-01, step f, had not been installed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)ON FEBRUARY 19, 2001, TRANS WORLD AIRLINE'S FLIGHT 73, A BOEING 717, N2410W, DEPARTED GENERAL MITCHELL FIELD (MKE), MILWAUKEE, WI, IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS ON A SCHEDULED PART 121 FLIGHT. AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 FEET AGL THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED DEPLOYMENT OF THE RIGHT ENGINE THRUST REVERSER. THE FLIGHT CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO MKE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. INVESTIGATION OF THE INCIDENT FOUND THAT THE RIGHT ENGINE THRUST REVERSER HAD BEEN PLACED ON THE MEL PRIOR TO THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTURE DUE TO A COCKPIT INDICATION. INSPECTION OF THE RIGHT ENGINE THRUST REVERSER DETERMINED THAT THE TWA MINIMUM EQUIPMENT AND DISPATCH PROCEDURE (MEDP) HAD NOT BEEN COMPLETED AS THE LOCK PINS REQUIRED BY MEDP 78-32-01, STEP F, HAD NOT BEEN INSTALLED.
NTSB investigation
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