Service difficulty report · Thrust Reverser · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
May 7, 2007
Submitted
May 21, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N469LX
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK463
Aircraft time
884 hours, 784 cycles
Part
Thrust Reverser
Part number
2256012515
Part serial
B43282
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
884 hours, 784 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, E
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

DURING FLIGHT, THE RT TR DEPLOYED AT FL 100. CREW FELT YAWING AND VIBRATION SIMILAR TO SPEED BRAKE DEPLOYMENT. CREW COMPLETED THE CHECKLIST ITEMS, INCLUDING SHUTTING DOWN THE RAT ENGINE. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO. TRY HAD BEEN PINNED AND MELD PRIOR TO FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THE BIG OVER-CENTER LINKS ON THE RAT TRY WERE NOT OVER-CENTER AND THE TRY HAD PARTIALLY DEPLOYED. THE TRY WAS FOUND TO HAVE BEEN PINNED CORRECTLY YAW THE MEL. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RAT TR.

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