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Airbus flight crew reported that after landing one of the thrust reversers would not stow.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1497702 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201711 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Airbus Industrie Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Fan Reverser |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
No. 2 thrust reverser sustained damage when it stowed. First officer conducted a normal landing in a moderate crosswind (200/19g28) from a visual approach. As we cleared the runway; the ats (auto throttles system) lever tripped and would not reset. It appears this was caused by the T/right (thrust reverser) not being stowed. We didn't notice that the T/right was not stowed until shutdown. We did not try to cycle the T/right. Both the ats lever tripping and the T/right not stowing were entered into the aml (aircraft maintenance log). Upon deplaning; I noticed that the no. 2 T/right was obviously not stowed and 2 mechanics were looking at it. When I went to look at the T/right; there was obvious damage to the outer skin of the T/right portion of the engine cowl. The damage was most noticeable as wrinkled skin. It appeared that something at the lower portion of the outboard half of the T/right had failed. It looked like that part of the T/right had failed and/or jammed. The inner portion of the T/right tried to stow; but the outer portion could not; and buckled the skin on the engine cowl as a result.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Airbus flight crew reported that after landing one of the Thrust Reversers would not stow.
Narrative: No. 2 Thrust Reverser sustained damage when it stowed. First Officer conducted a normal landing in a moderate crosswind (200/19G28) from a visual approach. As we cleared the runway; the ATS (Auto Throttles System) lever tripped and would not reset. It appears this was caused by the T/R (Thrust Reverser) not being stowed. We didn't notice that the T/R was not stowed until shutdown. We did not try to cycle the T/R. Both the ATS lever tripping and the T/R not stowing were entered into the AML (Aircraft Maintenance Log). Upon deplaning; I noticed that the No. 2 T/R was obviously not stowed and 2 mechanics were looking at it. When I went to look at the T/R; there was obvious damage to the outer skin of the T/R portion of the engine cowl. The damage was most noticeable as wrinkled skin. It appeared that something at the lower portion of the outboard half of the T/R had failed. It looked like that part of the T/R had failed and/or jammed. The inner portion of the T/R tried to stow; but the outer portion could not; and buckled the skin on the engine cowl as a result.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.