An A320 flight crew declared an emergency and landed with priority handling at their destination whe...

Attributes
ACN	937988
Time
Date	201103
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Turbine Engine Thrust Reverser
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 240 Flight Crew Total 10000 Flight Crew Type 1455
Person 2
Function	First Officer Pilot Not Flying
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 220 Flight Crew Total 15000 Flight Crew Type 4095
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

Engine 1 reverser fault - ECAM illuminated at FL370. No other indications noted. Airplane in smooth air continued to fly well. Two jump seating captains; one typed in the airplane; visually inspected the engine from the cabin and determined it looked normal. The aom said to land as soon as possible. After discussing our options with dispatch; maintenance control; and the expanded crew and with reverser pressurization and deployment a possibility; ZZZ was determined to be the best option for its longer runway in case of directional control issues. At the point of declaring an emergency; the distance to ZZZ and ZZZ2 made descent into ZZZ more manageable. The longer runway was requested as was crash fire rescue equipment equipment as a precaution in the event the reverser situation deteriorated. The flight attendants were advised and took appropriate actions to prepare themselves and the cabin. Landing was normal.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An A320 flight crew declared an emergency and landed with priority handling at their destination when they received an ENG1 REVERSER FAULT ECAM message.

Narrative: ENG 1 REVERSER FAULT - ECAM illuminated at FL370. No other indications noted. Airplane in smooth air continued to fly well. Two jump seating Captains; one typed in the airplane; visually inspected the engine from the cabin and determined it looked normal. The AOM said to LAND ASAP. After discussing our options with Dispatch; Maintenance Control; and the expanded crew and with reverser pressurization and deployment a possibility; ZZZ was determined to be the best option for its longer runway in case of directional control issues. At the point of declaring an emergency; the distance to ZZZ and ZZZ2 made descent into ZZZ more manageable. The longer runway was requested as was CFR equipment as a precaution in the event the reverser situation deteriorated. The flight attendants were advised and took appropriate actions to prepare themselves and the cabin. Landing was normal.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

An A320 flight crew declared an emergency and landed with priority handling at their destination when they received an ENG1 reverser fault ECAM message.