DC-10 UNCOMMANDED THRUST REVERSER DEPLOYMENT

[747FOCAL]

Anybody hear anything about this? Happened over last weekend. Not exactly sure what airline.

[FREIGHTMEISTER]

Was it in Baku???? if so I may know more....

FM

[ijp]

Really serious stuff. We will only reject for three reasons after V1, Fire, Enj. Failed. take off config. warning horn.....bot I assure anyone that they will not get airborn in a 74 if one goes into reverse. Somebody must shut it down quick.

[BOEINGBOY1]

Would you really still abandon the T/O after V1 for an engine fire (with or without any power loss) or failure in a 747? ok if one goes into reverse that changes things a little.

[WhaleDriver]

Thats how a C-5 Galaxy was lost in 1991 out of Ramstien AB, Germany. Thurst Reverser was not completly stowed and deployed during TakeOff. The crew did not have any lights to indicate what had happened (a fault that has been fixed) and rolled in off the end of the runway. No survivors.

[Ranger One]

FREIGHTMEISTER - if you do have good info, wherever it was, please post it - this scenario must be very close to the top of most folks Bad Things list...

[FE Hoppy]

Not Good.. .We practiced this in the sim on the l1011 just to see what it looked like. The answer is BAD!!!!

[ijp]

Very, very sorry. I re read my posting and I meant to say "between 80 knots and V1" . .No reject after V1 My point is you could never reach Vr with one in reverse. Easy enough for engineer to shut down...but not in checklist.. .I should read my post more carefully

[FREIGHTMEISTER]

Ranger,

Sorry for delay been away...

The one I heard of was an AN124 coming out of BAK on same day had same prob with #3 donk on take off and overran runway..

Brgds. .FM <img src="smile.gif" border="0">