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An airbus 320 was dispatched in non compliance with #1 engine thrust reverser pinned in the lock position.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 543212 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200204 |
| Day | Thu |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Experience | maintenance technician : 5 |
| ASRS Report | 543212 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : testing performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
On aircraft X apr/xa/02, flight abcd to ZZZ from ZZZ1, #1 thrust reverser failed to deploy because thrust reverser lockout pin was not removed after routine maintenance. Lockout pin has a long (6 ft) 'remove before flight' flag on it. However, flag blows up out of sight when engine is motored.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN AIRBUS 320 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH #1 ENG THRUST REVERSER PINNED IN THE LOCK POS.
Narrative: ON ACFT X APR/XA/02, FLT ABCD TO ZZZ FROM ZZZ1, #1 THRUST REVERSER FAILED TO DEPLOY BECAUSE THRUST REVERSER LOCKOUT PIN WAS NOT REMOVED AFTER ROUTINE MAINT. LOCKOUT PIN HAS A LONG (6 FT) 'REMOVE BEFORE FLT' FLAG ON IT. HOWEVER, FLAG BLOWS UP OUT OF SIGHT WHEN ENG IS MOTORED.
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.