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Flight crew of a DC10-40 aborted takeoff when a reverse light came on during takeoff roll. The reverser had been MEL'ed due to a malfunction.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 356516 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199612 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : msp |
| State Reference | MN |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-10 40 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 23400 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 356516 |
| 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 |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : rejected takeoff |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Aborted takeoff at 120 KIAS due to 'reverser unlock' light coming on. Reverser was inoperative but crew was not aware that unlock light could come on at any time. I believe that light should have been disabled or at least covered by inoperative sticker.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A DC10-40 ABORTED TKOF WHEN A REVERSE LIGHT CAME ON DURING TKOF ROLL. THE REVERSER HAD BEEN MEL'ED DUE TO A MALFUNCTION.
Narrative: ABORTED TKOF AT 120 KIAS DUE TO 'REVERSER UNLOCK' LIGHT COMING ON. REVERSER WAS INOP BUT CREW WAS NOT AWARE THAT UNLOCK LIGHT COULD COME ON AT ANY TIME. I BELIEVE THAT LIGHT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DISABLED OR AT LEAST COVERED BY INOP STICKER.
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.