C560XL flight crew has a thrust reverser problem and declares an emergency and lands at teb.

Attributes
ACN	581568
Time
Date	200305
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : ott.vor
State Reference	MD
Altitude	msl single value : 33000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc.artcc
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Citation Excel
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 5700 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	581568
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : thrust reverser arm light other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

While in cruise flight at FL330 en route from fulton county, GA (fty) to teterboro, nj (teb), we experienced a thrust reverser arm light and a flashing master warning. Memory items were completed followed by the appropriate checklist. Due to the possibility of a thrust reverser deployment in-flight, the PIC (PF) decided to declare an emergency. He also decided to continue the flight to the destination (teb). I agreed with this decision for several reasons: we were already established on the arrival (JAIKE1) and were at FL330. We showed only about 20 mins to destination and reasoned that it would take about the same amount of time to land at the destination or at a closer airport. In reality, it took closer to 30 mins to land at teb because we had to slow to 200 KTS due to the abnormality. Since everything was set up for an arrival at teb and we were dealing with an abnormality, I feel that we did the right thing not adding any additional tasks (pulling charts for another airport, setting up another approach, etc), at the expense of being in the air as a 'priority aircraft' for maybe another 10 mins. The flight landed at teb without incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C560XL FLT CREW HAS A THRUST REVERSER PROB AND DECLARES AN EMER AND LANDS AT TEB.

Narrative: WHILE IN CRUISE FLT AT FL330 ENRTE FROM FULTON COUNTY, GA (FTY) TO TETERBORO, NJ (TEB), WE EXPERIENCED A THRUST REVERSER ARM LIGHT AND A FLASHING MASTER WARNING. MEMORY ITEMS WERE COMPLETED FOLLOWED BY THE APPROPRIATE CHKLIST. DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF A THRUST REVERSER DEPLOYMENT INFLT, THE PIC (PF) DECIDED TO DECLARE AN EMER. HE ALSO DECIDED TO CONTINUE THE FLT TO THE DEST (TEB). I AGREED WITH THIS DECISION FOR SEVERAL REASONS: WE WERE ALREADY ESTABLISHED ON THE ARR (JAIKE1) AND WERE AT FL330. WE SHOWED ONLY ABOUT 20 MINS TO DEST AND REASONED THAT IT WOULD TAKE ABOUT THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME TO LAND AT THE DEST OR AT A CLOSER ARPT. IN REALITY, IT TOOK CLOSER TO 30 MINS TO LAND AT TEB BECAUSE WE HAD TO SLOW TO 200 KTS DUE TO THE ABNORMALITY. SINCE EVERYTHING WAS SET UP FOR AN ARR AT TEB AND WE WERE DEALING WITH AN ABNORMALITY, I FEEL THAT WE DID THE RIGHT THING NOT ADDING ANY ADDITIONAL TASKS (PULLING CHARTS FOR ANOTHER ARPT, SETTING UP ANOTHER APCH, ETC), AT THE EXPENSE OF BEING IN THE AIR AS A 'PRIORITY ACFT' FOR MAYBE ANOTHER 10 MINS. THE FLT LANDED AT TEB WITHOUT INCIDENT.

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.