Narrative:

Upon landing, our right thrust reverser did not deploy which caused some adverse yaw during deceleration. Not only did the thrust reverser fail to deploy, but as the captain continued to activate the reverser, we seemed to have increased forward thrust. The left thrust reverser functioned normally. Come to find out that maintenance was supposed to secure the right thrust reverser lever in association with the inoperative annunciator light that was placarded inoperative. In the future, I will thoroughly research and read all MEL items that are placarded, whether or not the captain inquires about this, even if it's only a light which is placarded.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80'S R THRUST REVERSER WAS INOP, BUT ONLY THE ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT WAS PLACARDED BY MAINT. DURING ATTEMPTED USE OF THE INOP THRUST REVERSER, THE FLC EXPERIENCED INCREASING FORWARD THRUST AND YAW.

Narrative: UPON LNDG, OUR R THRUST REVERSER DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH CAUSED SOME ADVERSE YAW DURING DECELERATION. NOT ONLY DID THE THRUST REVERSER FAIL TO DEPLOY, BUT AS THE CAPT CONTINUED TO ACTIVATE THE REVERSER, WE SEEMED TO HAVE INCREASED FORWARD THRUST. THE L THRUST REVERSER FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. COME TO FIND OUT THAT MAINT WAS SUPPOSED TO SECURE THE R THRUST REVERSER LEVER IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE INOP ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT THAT WAS PLACARDED INOP. IN THE FUTURE, I WILL THOROUGHLY RESEARCH AND READ ALL MEL ITEMS THAT ARE PLACARDED, WHETHER OR NOT THE CAPT INQUIRES ABOUT THIS, EVEN IF IT'S ONLY A LIGHT WHICH IS PLACARDED.

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.