Aircraft damage reverser buckets.

Attributes
ACN	298626
Time
Date	199503
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
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	B737-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time total : 11000
ASRS Report	298626
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On a practice 15 degree flap landing apparently 'scraped' both thrust reverser buckets when they were deployed. Landed close to our speed. Immediately on landing, at same body angle as landing flare, deployed idle reverse thrust. Landing seemed normal and was smooth. Both first officer and self were totally unaware and surprised that damage to reversers occurred. Air carrier training manual page 36 states 'do not attempt to hold the nosewheel up as reverser damage may occur.' I was very slow in lowering nose as the aircraft does have a high body angle on touchdown using 15 degree flaps and did not want to 'bang' nose gear on the runway. Guessing that body angle was approximately 9 degree on touchdown.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT DAMAGE REVERSER BUCKETS.

Narrative: ON A PRACTICE 15 DEG FLAP LNDG APPARENTLY 'SCRAPED' BOTH THRUST REVERSER BUCKETS WHEN THEY WERE DEPLOYED. LANDED CLOSE TO OUR SPD. IMMEDIATELY ON LNDG, AT SAME BODY ANGLE AS LNDG FLARE, DEPLOYED IDLE REVERSE THRUST. LNDG SEEMED NORMAL AND WAS SMOOTH. BOTH FO AND SELF WERE TOTALLY UNAWARE AND SURPRISED THAT DAMAGE TO REVERSERS OCCURRED. ACR TRAINING MANUAL PAGE 36 STATES 'DO NOT ATTEMPT TO HOLD THE NOSEWHEEL UP AS REVERSER DAMAGE MAY OCCUR.' I WAS VERY SLOW IN LOWERING NOSE AS THE ACFT DOES HAVE A HIGH BODY ANGLE ON TOUCHDOWN USING 15 DEG FLAPS AND DID NOT WANT TO 'BANG' NOSE GEAR ON THE RWY. GUESSING THAT BODY ANGLE WAS APPROX 9 DEG ON TOUCHDOWN.

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.