Service difficulty report · Thrust Reverser · Boeing 737*

Difficulty date
June 28, 2006
Submitted
June 30, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N997AM
Make and model
Boeing 737*
Aircraft serial
30283
Aircraft time
12,656 hours, 8,623 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Thrust Reverser
Condition
Failed
Location
Right
Part time
9,794 hours, 6,631 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM (R ENGINE REVERSE) LIGHT TURNED ON AT P5. CAPTAIN PERFORMED 4 REVERSE CYCLES BUT FAIL CONTINUED. BITE TO EAU MODULE WAS PERFORMED AND REVERSE FAIL CODE APPEARED, THEREFORE, REVERSE WAS DEFERRED IAW MEL 78-1. DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, THE MANUAL UNLOCK HANDLE WAS DETECTED BROKEN, SO REVERSE CONTINUED DEFERRED.