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Captain of B757 questions the safety to his company of permitting the engine thrust reverser inoperative per aircraft MEL, particularly, when the runway is wet at sna, california.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 283214 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199409 |
| Day | Sat |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sna |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : pit |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | landing other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 283214 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
The change to the MEL which authority/authorized thrust reverser inoperative operations into and out of sna should be looked at real close. I feel with the runway as short as it is reversers give us a lot more safety margin. Wet runway -- I don't want to think about it. Maybe a day to call in sick. I feel thrust reversers should be a company requirement on any short runway.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF B757 QUESTIONS THE SAFETY TO HIS COMPANY OF PERMITTING THE ENG THRUST REVERSER INOP PER ACFT MEL, PARTICULARLY, WHEN THE RWY IS WET AT SNA, CALIFORNIA.
Narrative: THE CHANGE TO THE MEL WHICH AUTH THRUST REVERSER INOP OPS INTO AND OUT OF SNA SHOULD BE LOOKED AT REAL CLOSE. I FEEL WITH THE RWY AS SHORT AS IT IS REVERSERS GIVE US A LOT MORE SAFETY MARGIN. WET RWY -- I DON'T WANT TO THINK ABOUT IT. MAYBE A DAY TO CALL IN SICK. I FEEL THRUST REVERSERS SHOULD BE A COMPANY REQUIREMENT ON ANY SHORT RWY.
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.