B737 flight crew reports thrust reverser fails to deploy during landing roll out. No directional con...

Attributes
ACN	764849
Time
Date	200712
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-700
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	landing : roll ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	764849
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Had flown this aircraft 2 legs prior. Normal rollout and thrust reverser deployment on both lndgs. Upon landing; #2 thrust reverser failed to deploy during rollout. Reverser handle went to the lock but could not be pulled further by captain or first officer. Landing rollout was uneventful and turnoff was made midfield with moderate braking only. Attempted to deploy thrust reverser during taxi to gate and only got the thrust reverser to deploy 2 out of 6 attempts. Entry made in logbook and maintenance notified. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the thrust reverser's failure to deploy did not cause any directional problems and the aircraft was easily stopped in the runway available. Maintenance did not comment nor did the flight crew inquire as to the cause of the reverser problems.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 FLT CREW REPORTS THRUST REVERSER FAILS TO DEPLOY DURING LANDING ROLL OUT. NO DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEMS ARE NOTED.

Narrative: HAD FLOWN THIS ACFT 2 LEGS PRIOR. NORMAL ROLLOUT AND THRUST REVERSER DEPLOYMENT ON BOTH LNDGS. UPON LNDG; #2 THRUST REVERSER FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING ROLLOUT. REVERSER HANDLE WENT TO THE LOCK BUT COULD NOT BE PULLED FURTHER BY CAPT OR FO. LNDG ROLLOUT WAS UNEVENTFUL AND TURNOFF WAS MADE MIDFIELD WITH MODERATE BRAKING ONLY. ATTEMPTED TO DEPLOY THRUST REVERSER DURING TAXI TO GATE AND ONLY GOT THE THRUST REVERSER TO DEPLOY 2 OUT OF 6 ATTEMPTS. ENTRY MADE IN LOGBOOK AND MAINT NOTIFIED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE THRUST REVERSER'S FAILURE TO DEPLOY DID NOT CAUSE ANY DIRECTIONAL PROBLEMS AND THE ACFT WAS EASILY STOPPED IN THE RWY AVAILABLE. MAINTENANCE DID NOT COMMENT NOR DID THE FLT CREW INQUIRE AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE REVERSER PROBLEMS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.

B737 flight crew reports thrust reverser fails to deploy during landing roll out. No directional control problems are noted.