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Flight attendant report, B767-200, caracas to jfk, takeoff, reverse thruster indicator light came on. Return land heavy. Maintenance disconnected and deferred it.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 455635 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199911 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 8 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 11.5 flight attendant time total : 11.5 flight attendant time type : 30 |
| ASRS Report | 455635 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : non availability of parts performance deficiency : repair |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Company |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On climb out from caracas, venezuela (ccs), reverse thrust indicator came on (#2 engine) yellow, apparently indicating it was in transition to come on. R-hand side engine was the one in default from normal operation. Plane seemed to bank, to the left for about 10-20 mins. We returned to ccs airport, landing without incident. Maintenance came on board and took over. Captain informed me that there would not be any need to do any planned or unplanned emergency procedures. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated that they circled caracas, but doesn't think that they dumped fuel, so that they did land heavy. Maintenance inspected the plane, and then the captain called their maintenance control center in the united states. The decision was made by the captain to disconnect the reverse thruster from the right engine, because the runways at jfk are so long, and a reverse thruster is not necessary. The captain kept the cabin crew and passenger very well informed of the problem. The reporter later heard that the rule is that the company has 3 days to fix the problem, and then, after that, it is finally taken OTS. So, he believes that the company still flew the plane for 3 days with the reverse thruster deferred.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT, B767-200, CARACAS TO JFK, TKOF, REVERSE THRUSTER INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. RETURN LAND HVY. MAINT DISCONNECTED AND DEFERRED IT.
Narrative: ON CLBOUT FROM CARACAS, VENEZUELA (CCS), REVERSE THRUST INDICATOR CAME ON (#2 ENG) YELLOW, APPARENTLY INDICATING IT WAS IN TRANSITION TO COME ON. R-HAND SIDE ENG WAS THE ONE IN DEFAULT FROM NORMAL OP. PLANE SEEMED TO BANK, TO THE L FOR ABOUT 10-20 MINS. WE RETURNED TO CCS ARPT, LNDG WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINT CAME ON BOARD AND TOOK OVER. CAPT INFORMED ME THAT THERE WOULD NOT BE ANY NEED TO DO ANY PLANNED OR UNPLANNED EMER PROCS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THAT THEY CIRCLED CARACAS, BUT DOESN'T THINK THAT THEY DUMPED FUEL, SO THAT THEY DID LAND HVY. MAINT INSPECTED THE PLANE, AND THEN THE CAPT CALLED THEIR MAINT CTL CTR IN THE UNITED STATES. THE DECISION WAS MADE BY THE CAPT TO DISCONNECT THE REVERSE THRUSTER FROM THE R ENG, BECAUSE THE RWYS AT JFK ARE SO LONG, AND A REVERSE THRUSTER IS NOT NECESSARY. THE CAPT KEPT THE CABIN CREW AND PAX VERY WELL INFORMED OF THE PROB. THE RPTR LATER HEARD THAT THE RULE IS THAT THE COMPANY HAS 3 DAYS TO FIX THE PROB, AND THEN, AFTER THAT, IT IS FINALLY TAKEN OTS. SO, HE BELIEVES THAT THE COMPANY STILL FLEW THE PLANE FOR 3 DAYS WITH THE REVERSE THRUSTER DEFERRED.
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.