- Date
- December 7, 1991, 15:51 local (20:51 UTC)
- Place
- Covington, KY
- Injuries
- 122 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N819PAAirbus Industrie A-310-324
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 5, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19911207061619I
- Case key
- 37080
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Probable cause
The installation of an improper restrictor in the bleed air line by the manufacturer, which caused the rvdt to fail due to heat, and brought about the uncommanded power loss.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
While climbing through 6000 feet there was an uncommanded reduction of power on the right engine, accompanied by a warning of the thrust reverser becoming unlocked. The engine was shutdown and the airplane returned for landing. A readout of the dfdr disclosed the thrust reverser was never unlocked. The investigation disclosed that the restrictor placed in the bleed air line used to heat the reverser components was too large and these components had been exposed to excessive heat. Electrical windings had failed and a false signal of an inflight thrust reverser unlock caused the power to be reduced on the engine. The engine was originally manufactured by pratt & whitney as a PW4460 and then rebuilt as a PW4152, at which time the reverser components manufactured by rohr were added. The job was described as a 'rush job,' and rohr sent two mechanics to assist pratt & whitney in the rebuild.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N819PA
- Reported as
- Airbus Industrie A-310-324 (A310-324)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 456
- Engine
- P&W PW4152, 52,000 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- Delta Airlines
- Registered owner
- Wilmington Trust Company
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · January 2, 2000
- Destination
- JFK · New York, NY
- Flight plan
- IFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.