Narrative:

We arrived at the airplane in ZZZ1, and maintenance was working on the log entry of 'spoiler deployed light' illuminated at the selection of 40 degree flaps. Maintenance changed the bite computer and rtned it to service. At ZZZ2 I elected to land with 28 degree flaps just to preclude any potential problems that might have happened. Approach and landing were normal. Having kept the same airplane back to ZZZ1 I decided that, since it was a termination flight, I would select 40 degree flaps just to see if the 'spoiler deployed light' would illuminate. And it did. We followed the 'spoiler float' checklist and landed with flaps 28 degrees. No abnormal flight control characteristics were felt or heard. Wrote the discrepancy up in the logbook as a repeat item.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 RPTED A SECOND FAILURE OF THE SPOILER DEPLOYED LIGHT AT FLAP 40 UNITS POS. PREVIOUS RPT CLRED WITH BITE COMPUTER REPLACEMENT.

Narrative: WE ARRIVED AT THE AIRPLANE IN ZZZ1, AND MAINT WAS WORKING ON THE LOG ENTRY OF 'SPOILER DEPLOYED LIGHT' ILLUMINATED AT THE SELECTION OF 40 DEG FLAPS. MAINT CHANGED THE BITE COMPUTER AND RTNED IT TO SVC. AT ZZZ2 I ELECTED TO LAND WITH 28 DEG FLAPS JUST TO PRECLUDE ANY POTENTIAL PROBLEMS THAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED. APCH AND LNDG WERE NORMAL. HAVING KEPT THE SAME AIRPLANE BACK TO ZZZ1 I DECIDED THAT, SINCE IT WAS A TERMINATION FLT, I WOULD SELECT 40 DEG FLAPS JUST TO SEE IF THE 'SPOILER DEPLOYED LIGHT' WOULD ILLUMINATE. AND IT DID. WE FOLLOWED THE 'SPOILER FLOAT' CHECKLIST AND LANDED WITH FLAPS 28 DEGS. NO ABNORMAL FLT CTL CHARACTERISTICS WERE FELT OR HEARD. WROTE THE DISCREPANCY UP IN THE LOGBOOK AS A REPEAT ITEM.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.