Service difficulty report · Thrust Reverser · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
July 18, 2006
Submitted
July 24, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N410CW
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK310
Aircraft time
4,870 hours, 4,130 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Engine time
1,342 hours, 1,202 cycles
Part
Thrust Reverser
Part number
2250012511
Part serial
4021
Condition
Broken
Location
Right Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

THE CREW REPORTED THAT AFTER LANDING THE RIGHT THRUST REVERSER DID NOT DEPLOY. BOTH ARM AND UNLOCK LIGHTS ILLUMINATED BUT THE DEPLOY LIGHT DID NOT. DURING THE POST FLIGHT INSPECTION A BROKEN THRUST REVERSER DRIVER ARM WAS FOUND AND THE FAIRING WAS BUCKLED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE THRUST REVERSER ASSEMBLY AND PERFORMED INSTALLATION AND FUNCTIONAL CHECKS OF THE SYSTEM WITH NO NOTED DEFECTS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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