<< >> NASA ASRS Report 637185, November 2004

A technician reports working on a B757-200 thrust reverser system that on first landing both thrust reversers failed to deploy.

Attributes
ACN	637185
Time
Date	200411
Day	Tue
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
ASRS Report	637185
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : reverser position indication other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : work cards performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : testing performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : inspection
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

I was informed by a fellow co-worker that there may have been an incident that the thrust reversers did not deploy on aircraft X and that I may have been involved.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A TECHNICIAN RPTS WORKING ON A B757-200 THRUST REVERSER SYS THAT ON FIRST LNDG BOTH THRUST REVERSERS FAILED TO DEPLOY.

Narrative: I WAS INFORMED BY A FELLOW CO-WORKER THAT THERE MAY HAVE BEEN AN INCIDENT THAT THE THRUST REVERSERS DID NOT DEPLOY ON ACFT X AND THAT I MAY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED.

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.