What happened
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(-23) While on approach to the gerald ford international airport, Grand Rapids, MI, conair flight #5689, a Bombardier CL-600-2B19, experienced a rapid roll to the right when flaps 45 were selected. The flight crew was able to maintain control of the a/c. the approach was terminated. The flight crew determined that the right inboard spoiler had deployed uncommanded and in-flight procedures failed to enable the crew to retract the spoiler. The a/c landed without incident. (-19)on January 25, 2001, at 1311 EST, a Canadair CL-600-2B19, N785CA, operated by comair as flight 7326, expereinced an uncommanded roll while on approach to Kent County International Airport (grr) Grand Rapids, Michigan. The certificated airline transport flight crew, 1 flight attendant, and 18 passengers were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the scheduled passenger flight that originated from the greater cincinnati/northern Kentucky regional airport, covington, Kentucky. Flight 7326 was operated on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan under 14 part 121.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WHILE ON APPROACH TO THE GERALD FORD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, GRAND RAPIDS, MI, CONAIR FLIGHT #5689, A BOMBARDIER CL-600-2B19, EXPERIENCED A RAPID ROLL TO THE RIGHT WHEN FLAPS 45 WERE SELECTED. THE FLIGHT CREW WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE A/C. THE APPROACH WAS TERMINATED. THE FLIGHT CREW DETERMINED THAT THE RIGHT INBOARD SPOILER HAD DEPLOYED UNCOMMANDED AND IN-FLIGHT PROCEDURES FAILED TO ENABLE THE CREW TO RETRACT THE SPOILER. THE A/C LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. (-19)ON JANUARY 25, 2001, AT 1311 EST, A CANADAIR CL-600-2B19, N785CA, OPERATED BY COMAIR AS FLIGHT 7326, EXPEREINCED AN UNCOMMANDED ROLL WHILE ON APPROACH TO KENT COUNTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (GRR) GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. THE CERTIFICATED AIRLINE TRANSPORT FLIGHT CREW, 1 FLIGHT ATTENDANT, AND 18 PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE SCHEDULED PASSENGER FLIGHT THAT ORIGINATED FROM THE GREATER CINCINNATI/NORTHERN KENTUCKY REGIONAL AIRPORT, COVINGTON, KENTUCKY. FLIGHT 7326 WAS OPERATED ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FLIGHT PLAN UNDER 14 PART 121.
NTSB investigation
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