Medium large transport crew has thrust reverser unlock message.

Attributes
ACN	285487
Time
Date	199409
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mci
State Reference	MO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
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 : 180 flight time total : 11500 flight time type : 2100
ASRS Report	285487
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Taxi on to runway 19R at mci, #1 thrust reverser unlock message from the flight warning computer came on. I cycled the #1 thrust reverser and the message from the flight warning computer extinguished. I taxied clear of the runway with the tower's permission. The first officer and I discussed the system and how it works. I chose to cycle the reverser several times, each time the system operated normal. So we concluded that there was nothing to report to maintenance so we returned to the runway for takeoff without any problem or incident. My point of interest is that as soon as anything takes place that you need to evaluate, before you can , the controllers want to get in the middle of it all. We are the pilots that are not only trained to fly but to operate the system to evaluate their meanings. Many times the true meaning of these events are lost by being interrupted by controllers trying to evaluate the problem for you. Someone has to be trusted to do the job. Why not allow us to do our job. Give us the best training available and give us a chance!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG CREW HAS THRUST REVERSER UNLOCK MESSAGE.

Narrative: TAXI ON TO RWY 19R AT MCI, #1 THRUST REVERSER UNLOCK MESSAGE FROM THE FLT WARNING COMPUTER CAME ON. I CYCLED THE #1 THRUST REVERSER AND THE MESSAGE FROM THE FLT WARNING COMPUTER EXTINGUISHED. I TAXIED CLR OF THE RWY WITH THE TWR'S PERMISSION. THE FO AND I DISCUSSED THE SYS AND HOW IT WORKS. I CHOSE TO CYCLE THE REVERSER SEVERAL TIMES, EACH TIME THE SYS OPERATED NORMAL. SO WE CONCLUDED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING TO RPT TO MAINT SO WE RETURNED TO THE RWY FOR TKOF WITHOUT ANY PROB OR INCIDENT. MY POINT OF INTEREST IS THAT AS SOON AS ANYTHING TAKES PLACE THAT YOU NEED TO EVALUATE, BEFORE YOU CAN , THE CTLRS WANT TO GET IN THE MIDDLE OF IT ALL. WE ARE THE PLTS THAT ARE NOT ONLY TRAINED TO FLY BUT TO OPERATE THE SYS TO EVALUATE THEIR MEANINGS. MANY TIMES THE TRUE MEANING OF THESE EVENTS ARE LOST BY BEING INTERRUPTED BY CTLRS TRYING TO EVALUATE THE PROB FOR YOU. SOMEONE HAS TO BE TRUSTED TO DO THE JOB. WHY NOT ALLOW US TO DO OUR JOB. GIVE US THE BEST TRAINING AVAILABLE AND GIVE US A CHANCE!

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.