Service difficulty report · Switch · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
December 18, 2014
Submitted
December 19, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N473AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49648
Aircraft time
75,505 hours, 40,462 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D217C
Part
Switch
Condition
Dirty
Location
Thrust Reverser
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

EMERGENCY DECLARED & LANDING UNEVENTFUL. ACFT NOT OVERWEIGHT. DURING CRUISE LT ENG REVERSE UNLOCK LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ACCOMPLISHED QRH PROCEDURE & LIGHT REMAINED ON. LIGHT EXTINGUISHED ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER WHILE ON DECENT. NO OTHER INDICATIONS. CLEANED LT THRUST REVERSER LATCH SWITCHES. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK IAW AMM 78-30-00. SYS CHECKED NORMAL.

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