EMB145 flight crew returns to departure airport.

Attributes
ACN	554898
Time
Date	200207
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rdu.airport
State Reference	NC
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	554898
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : #2 reverser indicator other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist controller : issued new clearance flight crew : landed as precaution other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Left on time. 2 mins into flight, engine #2 reverse disagreement. Referred to in-flight manual. N1 normal, idle thrust, landed nearest suitable airport. Returned to rdu within 10 mins. Landed 400 pounds overweight, safely, smoothly. Did not declare emergency.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMB145 FLC RETURNS TO DEP ARPT.

Narrative: LEFT ON TIME. 2 MINS INTO FLT, ENG #2 REVERSE DISAGREEMENT. REFERRED TO INFLT MANUAL. N1 NORMAL, IDLE THRUST, LANDED NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT. RETURNED TO RDU WITHIN 10 MINS. LANDED 400 LBS OVERWT, SAFELY, SMOOTHLY. DID NOT DECLARE EMER.

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.