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A DC9-30 in cruise at FL260 declared an emergency and diverted due to thrust reverser accumulator low pressure warning light.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 477837 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200007 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dtw.airport |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | msl single value : 26000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zob.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : j60.airway |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 6000 |
| ASRS Report | 477837 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : t/r accum. low press light other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Right reverse accumulator thrust reverser low' annunciator light illuminated after leveling at FL260. Accomplished cockpit operating manual procedure which indicated a leak in the thrust reverse system. Contacted dispatch and maintenance control. Called for emergency equipment to be standing by in case of hydraulic leak. Briefed lead flight attendant and landed normally in dtw.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DC9-30 IN CRUISE AT FL260 DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED DUE TO THRUST REVERSER ACCUMULATOR LOW PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT.
Narrative: R REVERSE ACCUMULATOR THRUST REVERSER LOW' ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER LEVELING AT FL260. ACCOMPLISHED COCKPIT OPERATING MANUAL PROC WHICH INDICATED A LEAK IN THE THRUST REVERSE SYS. CONTACTED DISPATCH AND MAINT CTL. CALLED FOR EMER EQUIP TO BE STANDING BY IN CASE OF HYD LEAK. BRIEFED LEAD FLT ATTENDANT AND LANDED NORMALLY IN DTW.
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.