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FAA incident report · EMB EMB-135KL · Oakland, CA · May 16, 2002

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Date
May 16, 2002 · 08:38 local
Place
Oakland, CA
Airport
Metropolitan Oakland International
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
SIMA
Aircraft
N815AE
Reported as
EMB EMB135KL
Reported engine
Allison AE3007A
Pilot’s flight hours
10,736 total1,725 in this make and model181 in the last 90 days
N815AERegistered now · Embraer EMB-135KLS/N 145545 · Built 2002Airframe modelEmbraer EMB-135KLEngine modelRolls-Royce AE3007 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

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(-23) On approach to Oakland, the first officer was flying, the airspeed was approximately 220 knots, with flaps at 9 degrees. The first officer extended the speed brake to slow to 170 knots airspeed as assigned by ATC. When he closed the lever, the spoiler fail light illuminated on the eicas display panel, and the speed brakes remained open. The crew elected to go around in order to accomplish the appropriate checklists. As the aircraft entered downwind, the airspeed increased and the crew stated they felt a moderate buffet. The flight crew then insructed the flight attendant to visually verify if the spoilers were open and they were. At that point an emergency landing had already been declared by the crew, as required by their checklist. The crew landed the aircraft without event and with no aircraft limitations exceeded. Upon arrival, kaiserair, inc. was contracted by American eagle for the discrepancy. The maintenance action take concluded after performing ground and flight spoiler operational checks, in accordance with Embraer maintenance manual, ata 27-63-01, the system checked normal.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON APPROACH TO OAKLAND, THE FIRST OFFICER WAS FLYING, THE AIRSPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 220 KNOTS, WITH FLAPS AT 9 DEGREES. THE FIRST OFFICER EXTENDED THE SPEED BRAKE TO SLOW TO 170 KNOTS AIRSPEED AS ASSIGNED BY ATC. WHEN HE CLOSED THE LEVER, THE SPOILER FAIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE EICAS DISPLAY PANEL, AND THE SPEED BRAKES REMAINED OPEN. THE CREW ELECTED TO GO AROUND IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH THE APPROPRIATE CHECKLISTS. AS THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED DOWNWIND, THE AIRSPEED INCREASED AND THE CREW STATED THEY FELT A MODERATE BUFFET. THE FLIGHT CREW THEN INSRUCTED THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT TO VISUALLY VERIFY IF THE SPOILERS WERE OPEN AND THEY WERE. AT THAT POINT AN EMERGENCY LANDING HAD ALREADY BEEN DECLARED BY THE CREW, AS REQUIRED BY THEIR CHECKLIST. THE CREW LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT EVENT AND WITH NO AIRCRAFT LIMITATIONS EXCEEDED. UPON ARRIVAL, KAISERAIR, INC. WAS CONTRACTED BY AMERICAN EAGLE FOR THE DISCREPANCY. THE MAINTENANCE ACTION TAKE CONCLUDED AFTER PERFORMING GROUND AND FLIGHT SPOILER OPERATIONAL CHECKS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH EMBRAER MAINTENANCE MANUAL, ATA 27-63-01, THE SYSTEM CHECKED NORMAL.