Service difficulty report · Thrust Reverser · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
June 17, 2014
Submitted
June 20, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N898PA
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
111
Aircraft time
9,205 hours, 6,545 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW305
Part
Thrust Reverser
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
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

ON LANDING AFTER TOUCHDOWN PILOTS STATE THAT THRUST REVERSER LEVERS WERE PULLED BUT NEITHER THRUST REVERSER UNLOCKED. ON SECOND ATTEMPT PILOT STATES THAT RT REVERSER UNLOCKED & DEPLOYED PRIOR TO LT REVERSER UNLOCKING & DEPLOYING. ACFT YAWED TO THE RT & STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT WITH THE RT WING BEFORE REGAINING FULL CONTROL OF ACFT & MOVING BACK TOWARDS THE CTR LINE. THE ACFT WAS STOPPED ON THE RUNWAY BY THE TOWER, AIRPORT OPERATIONS PERSONNEL CAME OUT & INSPECTED THE AIRPLANE, WHICH WAS THEN RELEASED & TAXIED OFF THE RUNWAY UNDER THEIR OWN POWER. FURTHER INSPECTION AFTER SHUTDOWN REVEALED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE RT HAND FLAP.