A321 first officer grabs the flaps 1 handle while meaning to reach for the speedbrake lever while de...

Attributes
ACN	1239491
Time
Date	201502
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	D10.TRACON
State Reference	TX
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A321
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Descent
Route In Use	STAR JOVEM1
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Speed All Types

Narrative:

We were down wind on the approach to 36L (JOVEM1) @11;000 ft. We were given a clearance to descend; I selected open descent and reached for the speed brake handle. I inadvertently moved the flap handle from 1 to 2 (we were at approx 210 kts). I saw the red over speed zipper move down and realized my mistake. As I was reselecting flap 1; a warning sounded briefly. I informed the captain of had occurred and he entered an over-speed write-up in the maintenance log.I thought it was near impossible to confuse these two levers; I was wrong. Making positive confirmation of exactly which control you are about to manipulate prior to movement is paramount.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A321 First Officer grabs the Flaps 1 handle while meaning to reach for the speedbrake lever while descending through 11000 FT. Aircraft momentarily overspeeds Flaps 1. Captain enters a flap overspeed entry in logbook.

Narrative: We were down wind on the approach to 36L (JOVEM1) @11;000 FT. We were given a clearance to descend; I selected open descent and reached for the speed brake handle. I inadvertently moved the flap handle from 1 to 2 (we were at approx 210 kts). I saw the red over speed zipper move down and realized my mistake. As I was reselecting flap 1; a warning sounded briefly. I informed the Captain of had occurred and he entered an over-speed write-up in the maintenance log.I thought it was near impossible to confuse these two levers; I was wrong. Making positive confirmation of exactly which control you are about to manipulate prior to movement is paramount.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

A321 first officer grabs the flaps 1 handle while meaning to reach for the speedbrake lever while descending through 11000 ft. Aircraft momentarily overspeeds flaps 1. Captain enters a flap overspeed entry in logbook.