Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 757223

Difficulty date
August 16, 2009
Submitted
August 25, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N682AA
Make and model
Boeing 757223
Aircraft serial
25339
Aircraft time
54,525 hours, 18,844 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Dirty
Location
Thrust Reverser
Stage of operation
CR
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

VVI - CREW REPORTED RIGHT THRUST REVERSER UNSAFE INDICATION. EMERGENCY DECLARED, RETURNED TO VVI WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND REVERSER AMBER LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN WIRE HARNESS CONNECTOR WAS TOUCHED. REMOVED, CLEANED, AND RESEATED CONNECTOR AND NO FAULTS FOUND. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.