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| Date: | Thursday 17 August 2000 |
| Time: | 15:10 LT |
| Type: |  Fokker 100 |
| Owner/operator: | Us Airways Inc. |
| Registration: | N860US |
| MSN: | 11295 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1990 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 24925 hours |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce TAY 650-15 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 58 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Norfolk, VA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Flushing, NY (KLGA) |
| Richmond, VA (KRIC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During decent for landing, the flight crew experienced a temporary inadvertent deployment of the left engine thrust reverser. The flight crew declared an emergency and diverted to a nearby airport, where the airplane landed without further incident. Examination of the thrust reverser control system revealed that if thrust lever was moved aggressively to the aft stop, the left engine's thrust reverser switch could actuate. Additionally, faults were observed in left main landing gear Ground/Flight (G/F) switch, and the left engine thrust reverser deploy switch. After the left main landing gear G/F switch and the thrust lever switchbox were replaced, the airplane's thrust reverser system tested "ok."
Probable Cause: The failure of the airplane's ground/flight switch and a malfunction of the thrust reverser deploy switch, which resulted in an in-flight thrust reverser deployment.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC00IA231
History of this aircraft
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-May-2024 09:00 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 04-Aug-2025 15:49 | JACDEC01 | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
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