A319 flight crew reported a flight control malfunction and un-commanded flight spoilers.

Attributes
ACN	1600655
Time
Date	201812
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Descent
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

We got the aircraft down safely with no damage to people or property; [and] afterward; we all talked about what we could have done better. -The captain didn't say a brace signal for instance. For the flight crew; time to communicate is at a premium and with the workloads and distractions; some things were missed such as typing out a letter to dispatch via ACARS.-the cabin crew has a very long list to read in small print on a folded cardboard paper; [which] in my opinion; should be made shorter and simpler. One stated that it was hard to read the print when the adrenaline was pumping. -I would like to see flight and cabin crew emergency training accomplished together someday here; to focus on building crew coordination when an actual emergency arises.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A319 flight crew reported a flight control malfunction and un-commanded flight spoilers.

Narrative: We got the aircraft down safely with no damage to people or property; [and] afterward; we all talked about what we could have done better. -The Captain didn't say a brace signal for instance. For the flight crew; time to communicate is at a premium and with the workloads and distractions; some things were missed such as typing out a letter to dispatch via ACARS.-The cabin crew has a very long list to read in small print on a folded cardboard paper; [which] in my opinion; should be made shorter and simpler. One stated that it was hard to read the print when the adrenaline was pumping. -I would like to see flight and cabin crew emergency training accomplished together someday here; to focus on building crew coordination when an actual emergency arises.

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.