AN ACR FLC FLYING AN MD80 AT PBI EXPERIENCES A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CTL ON LNDG.

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PRIOR TO TKOF; IT WAS NOTED AND DISCUSSED THAT THE R THRUST REVERSER WAS MEL'ED INOP. THE FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL UNTIL LNDG. THE TOUCHDOWN OCCURRED NORMALLY AT ABOUT THE 1500 FT MARK. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THRUST REVERSER DEPLOYMENT; AND PRIOR TO FULL SPOOL UP; THE ACFT VEERED L AND BEGAN TO HYDROPLANE. STANDING WATER ON THE RWY MAY HAVE INITIATED A SKID; WHICH COMBINED WITH A WET RWY AND SINGLE REVERSER OP; RESULTED IN THE NOSE GEAR IMPACTING THE RWY EDGE LIGHTS. DURING THE INCIDENT; THE CAPT VERBALIZED THE FACT THAT THE ACFT WAS IN AN UNCTLABLE SKID; AT WHICH POINT I CALLED OUT TO STOW THE THRUST REVERSER AND I APPLIED LIGHT R BRAKE PRESSURE. THE ACFT STABILIZED AND THE CAPT CORRECTED THE ACFT BACK TO CTRLINE. THE ACFT DECELERATED NORMALLY. AT THAT TIME WE HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE RWY LIGHTS; AND AFTER A BRIEF DISCUSSION WE CONCLUDED THAT THE ACFT REMAINED ON THE PAVEMENT AND WAS SAFE TO TAXI TO THE GATE. UPON POSTFLT INSPECTION; I DISCOVERED THE L SIDE OF THE NOSE SPRAY DEFLECTOR DAMAGED. MAINT WAS CALLED AND DISCOVERED GLASS IN THE L RIM (NOSE GEAR) AND NO OTHER ACFT DAMAGED. THE PAX MADE NO COMMENTS ABOUT THE LNDG. THE FLT ATTENDANTS RPTED A LITTLE SWAYING MOTION; BUT NOTHING THEY CONSIDERED ABNORMAL.