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A B737-300 had #1 spoiler fully deployed on takeoff. Declared emergency and diverted. Found actuator failure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 649995 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200503 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : phx.airport |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | msl single value : 6000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : p50.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 2800 |
| ASRS Report | 649995 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 23200 flight time type : 18000 |
| ASRS Report | 650000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | other other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
#1 spoiler fully deployed on takeoff. Would not retract. Returned to field. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: in the logbook and report #4 spoiler was written up but the actual spoiler was #1 that was deployed. Maintenance advised the spoiler actuator failed. The airplane was ctlable with slight yoke input.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-300 HAD #1 SPOILER FULLY DEPLOYED ON TKOF. DECLARED EMER AND DIVERTED. FOUND ACTUATOR FAILURE.
Narrative: #1 SPOILER FULLY DEPLOYED ON TKOF. WOULD NOT RETRACT. RETURNED TO FIELD. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: IN THE LOGBOOK AND RPT #4 SPOILER WAS WRITTEN UP BUT THE ACTUAL SPOILER WAS #1 THAT WAS DEPLOYED. MAINT ADVISED THE SPOILER ACTUATOR FAILED. THE AIRPLANE WAS CTLABLE WITH SLIGHT YOKE INPUT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.