- Difficulty date
- October 17, 2017
- Submitted
- October 20, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49738
- Aircraft time
- 79,054 hours, 42,153 cycles
- Part
- Switch
- Part number
- 221EN502R
- Condition
- Faulty
- Location
- Thrust Reverser
- Stage of operation
- DE
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.
What was found
LEFT ENGINE THRUST REVERSER UNLOCK INDICATION DURING DESCENT. EMERGENCY DECLARED. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. REMOVED AND REPLACED THRUST REVERSER UPPER LATCH INDICATOR SWITCH S1-450 PER AMM 78-32-02. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.