FAA Orders Deactivation Of Pratt Thrust Reversers On Some Airbuses

FAA issued an emergency order requiring the deactivation of thrust reversers on Airbus A310 and A300-600 aircraft powered by Pratt&Whitney engines to "prevent inflight deployment." FAA said it was notified by French authorities (DGAC) that the thrust reverser of engine number one of an A300-600 had...

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