Airbus Industrie Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Crew Commercial; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Situational Awareness
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe
Aircraft Aircraft Damaged; Flight Crew Overcame Equipment Problem; General Maintenance Action
Aircraft
No. 2 Thrust Reverser sustained damage when it stowed. First Officer conducted a normal landing in a moderate crosswind (200/19G28) from a visual approach. As we cleared the runway; the ATS (Auto Throttles System) lever tripped and would not reset. It appears this was caused by the T/R (Thrust Reverser) not being stowed. We didn't notice that the T/R was not stowed until shutdown. We did not try to cycle the T/R. Both the ATS lever tripping and the T/R not stowing were entered into the AML (Aircraft Maintenance Log). Upon deplaning; I noticed that the No. 2 T/R was obviously not stowed and 2 mechanics were looking at it. When I went to look at the T/R; there was obvious damage to the outer skin of the T/R portion of the engine cowl. The damage was most noticeable as wrinkled skin. It appeared that something at the lower portion of the outboard half of the T/R had failed. It looked like that part of the T/R had failed and/or jammed. The inner portion of the T/R tried to stow; but the outer portion could not; and buckled the skin on the engine cowl as a result.
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Airbus flight crew reported that after landing one of the Thrust Reversers would not stow.