A wbd cargo flight deviates from heading clearance account thunderstorm activity ahead and returns to departure airport after noting a reverser malfunction in-flight, 1 NM southwest of lck, oh.

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Attributes
ACN	561269
Time
Date	200209
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lck.airport
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl single value : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	Rain Thunderstorm Turbulence
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : cmh.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	561269
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : turbulence inflight encounter : weather non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : reverser light other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Weather Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor ATC Facility ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Conditions: wet runway, winds 160 degrees/8 KTS, maximum power takeoff from lck. Line of thunderstorms approaching from wsw at 15 NM. Light to moderate turbulence. Shortly after takeoff at approximately 500 ft AGL, the #1 thrust 'reverser light' illuminated accompanied with slight buffet and roll. Elected to shut engine down and return to lck for an emergency single engine landing. Immediately after takeoff we attempted to request a turn away from the rapidly approaching line of thunderstorms but were unable to communicate our request due to frequency congestion. I used my captain's authority/authorized and turned away from the WX and then proceeded to shut down the #1 engine. We were on a heading away from the WX for less than 3 mins before we were able to transmit our request for radar vectors for the eventual emergency landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A WBD CARGO FLT DEVIATES FROM HEADING CLRNC ACCOUNT TSTM ACTIVITY AHEAD AND RETURNS TO DEP ARPT AFTER NOTING A REVERSER MALFUNCTION INFLT, 1 NM SW OF LCK, OH.

Narrative: CONDITIONS: WET RWY, WINDS 160 DEGS/8 KTS, MAX PWR TKOF FROM LCK. LINE OF TSTMS APCHING FROM WSW AT 15 NM. LIGHT TO MODERATE TURB. SHORTLY AFTER TKOF AT APPROX 500 FT AGL, THE #1 THRUST 'REVERSER LIGHT' ILLUMINATED ACCOMPANIED WITH SLIGHT BUFFET AND ROLL. ELECTED TO SHUT ENG DOWN AND RETURN TO LCK FOR AN EMER SINGLE ENG LNDG. IMMEDIATELY AFTER TKOF WE ATTEMPTED TO REQUEST A TURN AWAY FROM THE RAPIDLY APCHING LINE OF TSTMS BUT WERE UNABLE TO COMMUNICATE OUR REQUEST DUE TO FREQ CONGESTION. I USED MY CAPT'S AUTH AND TURNED AWAY FROM THE WX AND THEN PROCEEDED TO SHUT DOWN THE #1 ENG. WE WERE ON A HEADING AWAY FROM THE WX FOR LESS THAN 3 MINS BEFORE WE WERE ABLE TO XMIT OUR REQUEST FOR RADAR VECTORS FOR THE EVENTUAL EMER LNDG.

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.