Service difficulty report · Switch · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
December 21, 2012
Submitted
December 27, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N458AW
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7861
Aircraft time
22,086 hours, 21,249 cycles
Part
Switch
Condition
Faulty
Location
Thrust Reverser
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH APPROXIMATELY 14,500FT CREW EXPERIENCED A RUMBLE SIMILAR TO CONTINUOUS LIGHT CHOP, FOLLOWED BY LEFT THRUST REVERSER UNLOCK CAUTION MESSAGE. CREW REQUESTED & RECEIVED CLEARANCE BACK TO 14,000. DESCENT WAS INITIATED AND QRH PROCEDURES PERFORMED. CREW WAS ABLE TO REGAIN USE OF THE LEFT ENGINE AND COORDINATED RETURN TO PHL PER THE QRH. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 27L AND TAXIED TO THE GATE WITH NO ASSISTANCE. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT THRUST REVERSER STOW SWITCH IAW AMM 78-37-01 AND AWAC SUPPLEMENT 11-014. OPS CHECK GOOD.