Narrative:

Prior to takeoff, it was noted and discussed that the right thrust reverser was MEL'ed inoperative. The flight was uneventful until landing. The touchdown occurred normally at about the 1500 ft mark. Immediately following thrust reverser deployment, and prior to full spool up, the aircraft veered left and began to hydroplane. Standing water on the runway may have initiated a skid, which combined with a wet runway and single reverser operation, resulted in the nose gear impacting the runway edge lights. During the incident, the captain verbalized the fact that the aircraft was in an uncontrollable skid, at which point I called out to stow the thrust reverser and I applied light right brake pressure. The aircraft stabilized and the captain corrected the aircraft back to centerline. The aircraft decelerated normally. At that time we had no knowledge of the runway lights, and after a brief discussion we concluded that the aircraft remained on the pavement and was safe to taxi to the gate. Upon postflt inspection, I discovered the left side of the nose spray deflector damaged. Maintenance was called and discovered glass in the left rim (nose gear) and no other aircraft damaged. The passenger made no comments about the landing. The flight attendants reported a little swaying motion, but nothing they considered abnormal.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR FLC FLYING AN MD80 AT PBI EXPERIENCES A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CTL ON LNDG.

Narrative: PRIOR TO TKOF, IT WAS NOTED AND DISCUSSED THAT THE R THRUST REVERSER WAS MEL'ED INOP. THE FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL UNTIL LNDG. THE TOUCHDOWN OCCURRED NORMALLY AT ABOUT THE 1500 FT MARK. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THRUST REVERSER DEPLOYMENT, AND PRIOR TO FULL SPOOL UP, THE ACFT VEERED L AND BEGAN TO HYDROPLANE. STANDING WATER ON THE RWY MAY HAVE INITIATED A SKID, WHICH COMBINED WITH A WET RWY AND SINGLE REVERSER OP, RESULTED IN THE NOSE GEAR IMPACTING THE RWY EDGE LIGHTS. DURING THE INCIDENT, THE CAPT VERBALIZED THE FACT THAT THE ACFT WAS IN AN UNCTLABLE SKID, AT WHICH POINT I CALLED OUT TO STOW THE THRUST REVERSER AND I APPLIED LIGHT R BRAKE PRESSURE. THE ACFT STABILIZED AND THE CAPT CORRECTED THE ACFT BACK TO CTRLINE. THE ACFT DECELERATED NORMALLY. AT THAT TIME WE HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE RWY LIGHTS, AND AFTER A BRIEF DISCUSSION WE CONCLUDED THAT THE ACFT REMAINED ON THE PAVEMENT AND WAS SAFE TO TAXI TO THE GATE. UPON POSTFLT INSPECTION, I DISCOVERED THE L SIDE OF THE NOSE SPRAY DEFLECTOR DAMAGED. MAINT WAS CALLED AND DISCOVERED GLASS IN THE L RIM (NOSE GEAR) AND NO OTHER ACFT DAMAGED. THE PAX MADE NO COMMENTS ABOUT THE LNDG. THE FLT ATTENDANTS RPTED A LITTLE SWAYING MOTION, BUT NOTHING THEY CONSIDERED ABNORMAL.

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.