Narrative:

During landing rollout; the left thrust reverser failed to deploy when selected to reverse position. During taxi in; I tried to deploy them without any success. Contract maintenance found the l-hand thrust reverser bypass handle in bypass position; preventing thrust reverser deployment. He placed it in the proper position and we did an engine run to check the thrust reverser and he signed off the book; and we left with a 45 min delay. There were no previous squawks regarding the thrust reverser. An airworthiness check and a service check were done that morning. The thrust reverser bypass handle was left in the shutoff position. It is not a required check on preflight.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B717-200 THRUST REVERSER FAILS TO DEPLOY ON LNDG. DISCOVER MAINTENANCE HAD LEFT THE REVERSER BYPASS HANDLE IN THE BYPASS POSITION.

Narrative: DURING LNDG ROLLOUT; THE L THRUST REVERSER FAILED TO DEPLOY WHEN SELECTED TO REVERSE POS. DURING TAXI IN; I TRIED TO DEPLOY THEM WITHOUT ANY SUCCESS. CONTRACT MAINT FOUND THE L-HAND THRUST REVERSER BYPASS HANDLE IN BYPASS POS; PREVENTING THRUST REVERSER DEPLOYMENT. HE PLACED IT IN THE PROPER POS AND WE DID AN ENG RUN TO CHK THE THRUST REVERSER AND HE SIGNED OFF THE BOOK; AND WE LEFT WITH A 45 MIN DELAY. THERE WERE NO PREVIOUS SQUAWKS REGARDING THE THRUST REVERSER. AN AIRWORTHINESS CHK AND A SVC CHK WERE DONE THAT MORNING. THE THRUST REVERSER BYPASS HANDLE WAS LEFT IN THE SHUTOFF POS. IT IS NOT A REQUIRED CHK ON PREFLT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.