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When a B737-800 flight crew experienced difficulty both entering and exiting reverse thrust after landing they were unable to make the turnoff requested by the tower. The captain was asked to contact the tower and; when he did so; was advised the local controller had had to cancel a takeoff clearance when they failed to exit where requested.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1013141 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201205 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Turbine Engine Thrust Reverser |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying First Officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
I had just landed. When I tried to go into reverse I was unable. I mentioned this to the captain and he asked if the thrust levers were at idle. They must have just been off idle because after pulling on them I was able to get into reverse. During this time ATC asked us to exit left at bravo and the captain responded. Approaching 60 KTS I tried to exit reverse and was unable to. The captain took the thrust levers and closed the reversers. By this time we were going past bravo and exited at alpha. During the taxi in ground notified the captain to call them and he was informed that a takeoff clearance had to be cancelled because we had missed bravo. At the gate the captain wrote up the right thrust reverser which had a light illuminated on the overhead panel.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: When a B737-800 flight crew experienced difficulty both entering and exiting reverse thrust after landing they were unable to make the turnoff requested by the Tower. The Captain was asked to contact the Tower and; when he did so; was advised the Local Controller had had to cancel a takeoff clearance when they failed to exit where requested.
Narrative: I had just landed. When I tried to go into reverse I was unable. I mentioned this to the Captain and he asked if the thrust levers were at idle. They must have just been off idle because after pulling on them I was able to get into reverse. During this time ATC asked us to exit left at Bravo and the Captain responded. Approaching 60 KTS I tried to exit reverse and was unable to. The Captain took the thrust levers and closed the reversers. By this time we were going past Bravo and exited at Alpha. During the taxi in Ground notified the Captain to call them and he was informed that a takeoff clearance had to be cancelled because we had missed Bravo. At the gate the Captain wrote up the right thrust reverser which had a light illuminated on the overhead panel.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.