A Failure the Pilots Were Never Trained For / TAM Flight 402 Crashes into São Paulo
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The Right Engine Reverser Opened During a Flight
The investigation was carried out by the aeronautical accident investigation prevention center, or sanepa. They were told by witnesses that the right engine reverser had opened during the flight. The reverse is the thrust reverser for landing,. There's a butch o differet ways that these s work. But essentially, in this case, it's like a little bucket that opens that re directs the thrust so that instead of propelling the plane forward, it makes the thrust kind of go in the opposite direction.
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