Service difficulty report · Drive System · Boeing 7472D7B

Difficulty date
October 27, 2007
Submitted
December 3, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N523MC
Make and model
Boeing 7472D7B
Aircraft serial
21782
Aircraft time
94,004 hours, 19,203 cycles
Part
Drive System
Condition
Broken
Location
Thrust Reverser
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NR 3 REVERSER DID NOT DEPLOY DURING LANDING. NO AMBER THRUST REVERSER LIGHT. REVERSER WOULD NOT GO PAST INTERLOCK. INSPECTED AND FOUND BROKEN DRIVE CABLE ON THE OUTBOARD SIDE OF NR 3 ENGINE. ITEM TRANSFERRED TO DMI M07-241 PER MEL 78-1-5 CAT C LOCKED OUT PER DDPG.

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