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A maintenance controller reports that he instructed line maintenance personnel at station ZZZ to decommission the #2 engine thrust reverser per MEL 78-31 on a B757-200 ETOPS aircraft by capping the hydraulic actuator return line fitting at the engine firewall.

Narrative:

Company maintenance control was contacted by ZZZ line maintenance; stating #2 engine thrust reverser outboard reverser actuator return line was leaking. They were instructed to [decommission] the reverser per MEL 78-31-00 and; if need be; to keep fluid from draining onto the engine; to cap the fitting at the firewall. ETOPS aircraft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A Maintenance Controller reports that he instructed Line Maintenance personnel at Station ZZZ to decommission the #2 Engine Thrust Reverser per MEL 78-31 on a B757-200 ETOPS aircraft by capping the hydraulic actuator return line fitting at the engine firewall.

Narrative: Company Maintenance Control was contacted by ZZZ Line Maintenance; stating #2 Engine Thrust Reverser outboard reverser actuator return line was leaking. They were instructed to [decommission] the Reverser per MEL 78-31-00 and; if need be; to keep fluid from draining onto the engine; to cap the fitting at the firewall. ETOPS aircraft.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.