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Attributes | |
ACN | 1470739 |
Time | |
Date | 201708 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Aircraft 1 | |
Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | Climb |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Component | |
Aircraft Component | Spoiler System |
Person 1 | |
Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
Experience | Flight Crew Type 1928 |
Events | |
Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural FAR |
Narrative:
Just after takeoff we got the spoliers ext EICAS msg. We knew we had an MEL (auto speed brake system) and could expect to see the 'auto speed brake' EICAS msg. We did not feel any buffeting on climb out and assumed there was a fault in the rigging of the spoiler handle and continued the climb to cruise. Once at cruise we noticed the control yoke turned a couple degrees to the left. It then came to our attention that maybe one of the spoilers was not completely stowed. The captain coordinated to have me go back to the cabin to take a look at the wings to see if we could see anything. At this point I noticed the spoilers on the right wing were not completely stowed. We went through the pilot awareness section in the QRH which did not give us any detailed courses of action. We then contacted maintenance control and dispatch to discuss the issue. The aircraft was flying normally and we all agreed continuing the flight was the safest course of action. The spoilers did manually deploy on landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757 First Officer reported a Spoiler EICAS message after takeoff and observed spoilers floating in cruise. The flight continued to destination without incident.
Narrative: Just after takeoff we got the Spoliers Ext EICAS Msg. We knew we had an MEL (Auto Speed Brake System) and could expect to see the 'Auto Speed Brake' EICAS Msg. We did not feel any buffeting on climb out and assumed there was a fault in the rigging of the spoiler handle and continued the climb to cruise. Once at cruise we noticed the control yoke turned a couple degrees to the left. It then came to our attention that maybe one of the spoilers was not completely stowed. The Captain coordinated to have me go back to the cabin to take a look at the wings to see if we could see anything. At this point I noticed the spoilers on the right wing were not completely stowed. We went through the pilot awareness section in the QRH which did not give us any detailed courses of action. We then contacted Maintenance Control and Dispatch to discuss the issue. The aircraft was flying normally and we all agreed continuing the flight was the safest course of action. The spoilers did manually deploy on landing.
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.