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Captain of an medium large transport taxied out without a maintenance review and sign-off of a thrust reverser unlock indication after push-back.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 281656 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199408 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : msp |
| State Reference | MN |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : mdw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 14500 flight time type : 9000 |
| ASRS Report | 281656 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
After pwrback from gate, one of the reverser unlocked annunciator lights failed to extinguish until after 3 cycles of the reverser. After the last cycle, the light remained lighted long enough that communications with maintenance were established before beginning taxi back to gate for maintenance. 'Maintenance' was notified and told that light had extinguished and asked if they wanted us to still return to gate or write it up at the destination. They said you should be fine to your destination.' I concurred and stated that I would write it up there. With FAA inspector on board for line check I thought all was ok. XA00 pm arrival at destination (fsd), maintenance control advised that a local mechanic would have to be called out to sign it off as 'tests normal' or to secure the reverser. This makes me wonder if maintenance needed to do so before I departed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF AN MLG TAXIED OUT WITHOUT A MAINT REVIEW AND SIGN-OFF OF A THRUST REVERSER UNLOCK INDICATION AFTER PUSH-BACK.
Narrative: AFTER PWRBACK FROM GATE, ONE OF THE REVERSER UNLOCKED ANNUNCIATOR LIGHTS FAILED TO EXTINGUISH UNTIL AFTER 3 CYCLES OF THE REVERSER. AFTER THE LAST CYCLE, THE LIGHT REMAINED LIGHTED LONG ENOUGH THAT COMS WITH MAINT WERE ESTABLISHED BEFORE BEGINNING TAXI BACK TO GATE FOR MAINT. 'MAINT' WAS NOTIFIED AND TOLD THAT LIGHT HAD EXTINGUISHED AND ASKED IF THEY WANTED US TO STILL RETURN TO GATE OR WRITE IT UP AT THE DEST. THEY SAID YOU SHOULD BE FINE TO YOUR DEST.' I CONCURRED AND STATED THAT I WOULD WRITE IT UP THERE. WITH FAA INSPECTOR ON BOARD FOR LINE CHK I THOUGHT ALL WAS OK. XA00 PM ARR AT DEST (FSD), MAINT CTL ADVISED THAT A LCL MECH WOULD HAVE TO BE CALLED OUT TO SIGN IT OFF AS 'TESTS NORMAL' OR TO SECURE THE REVERSER. THIS MAKES ME WONDER IF MAINT NEEDED TO DO SO BEFORE I DEPARTED.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.