Service difficulty report · Switch · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
July 20, 2006
Submitted
July 24, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N749TA
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK149
Aircraft time
5,532 hours, 4,253 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Engine time
5,532 hours, 4,255 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
650161
Part serial
777
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Thrust Reverser
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

TRIP ID NR 1049878 WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH FL 280 THE CREW HEARD A (CLUNK) IN THE CENTER CONSOLE AND THE RT THRUST REVERSER DEPLOY ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED. THRUST REVERSER EMERGENCY STOW SWITCH WAS PUSHED AND THRUST REVERSER CONTROL CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS PULLED. WHILE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING DIVERTED THE THRUST REVERSER DEPLOY LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AS THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED THROUGH APPROXIMATELY FL 200. MAINTENANCE ISSUED MEL 78-01 FOR THE THRUST REVERSER SYSTEM. ON 23 JULY, 2006 MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NR 2 ENGINE THRUST REVERSER DEPLOY SWITCH. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED DURING OPERATIONAL CHECKS AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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