Service difficulty report · Thrust Reverser · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
April 13, 2006
Submitted
April 21, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N786TA
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK248
Aircraft time
5,287 hours, 4,363 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Engine time
5,322 hours, 4,618 cycles
Part
Thrust Reverser
Part number
2250012511
Part serial
3461
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
5,287 hours, 4,363 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED THAT RT THRUST REVERSER DID NOT RESEAT PROPERLY. THERE WAS A .5 INCH OPENING ON THE LT BOTTOM AND A .75 INCH GAP ON THE BOTTOM RT. ONE EXTERIOR OB STANG FLANGE WAS BENT AND THE BOTTOM LOWER OB STANG WAS GOUGED. MEL 78-1 WAS ISSUED FOR THE THRUST REVERSER SYSTEM. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THAT THE IB RT THRUST REVERSER ARM WAS BROKEN OFF AT IT'S ATTACH POINTS. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RT THRUST REVERSER ASSEMBLY. SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL AND RIGGING TESTS WERE PERFORMED.

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