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FAA incident report · Airbus A320212 · Miami, FL · May 17, 2008

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Date
May 17, 2008 · 16:47 local
Place
Miami, FL
Airport
Miami International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
U30A
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N265AV
Reported as
Airbus A320212
Reported engine
GE CFM56*
People aboard
8
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total664 in this make and model79 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Usa 3000 contracted aar certificate privacy data omitted to provide maintenance support for a lease return check on aircraft N265AV. On may 17, 2008 an acceptance flight was conducted. During the takeoff checklist usa 3000 is required to check the flight controls, it was noted spoilers 3 and 5 on both wings were amber and load alleviation function degraded message displayed on the eicam during the check. The flight crew decided to continue with the flight with the noted amber caution warnings on the eicam. During the condduct of the flight, the aircraft experienced problems with the flight controls and returned to mia for landing. During the landing the aircraft experienced difficulties with the spoilers resulting in a hard landing and the aircraft rolled to the left contacting the ground with the left wing tip. The flight crew stabilized the aircraft and flew the aircraft back around for a successful landing and taxied back to the repair facility. An inspection revealed the lt wing spoilers 3 and 5 were left in the maintenance mode. The left wingtip fence ground down approx 1-2 inches requiring replacement. An investigation is being conducted by FSDO-19 and repair facility to find the who, what, why and when.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) USA 3000 CONTRACTED AAR CERTIFICATE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO PROVIDE MAINTENANCE SUPPORT FOR A LEASE RETURN CHECK ON AIRCRAFT N265AV. ON MAY 17, 2008 AN ACCEPTANCE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED. DURING THE TAKEOFF CHECKLIST USA 3000 IS REQUIRED TO CHECK THE FLIGHT CONTROLS, IT WAS NOTED SPOILERS 3 AND 5 ON BOTH WINGS WERE AMBER AND LOAD ALLEVIATION FUNCTION DEGRADED MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE EICAM DURING THE CHECK. THE FLIGHT CREW DECIDED TO CONTINUE WITH THE FLIGHT WITH THE NOTED AMBER CAUTION WARNINGS ON THE EICAM. DURING THE CONDDUCT OF THE FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE FLIGHT CONTROLS AND RETURNED TO MIA FOR LANDING. DURING THE LANDING THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTIES WITH THE SPOILERS RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING AND THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO THE LEFT CONTACTING THE GROUND WITH THE LEFT WING TIP. THE FLIGHT CREW STABILIZED THE AIRCRAFT AND FLEW THE AIRCRAFT BACK AROUND FOR A SUCCESSFUL LANDING AND TAXIED BACK TO THE REPAIR FACILITY. AN INSPECTION REVEALED THE LT WING SPOILERS 3 AND 5 WERE LEFT IN THE MAINTENANCE MODE. THE LEFT WINGTIP FENCE GROUND DOWN APPROX 1-2 INCHES REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. AN INVESTIGATION IS BEING CONDUCTED BY FSDO-19 AND REPAIR FACILITY TO FIND THE WHO, WHAT, WHY AND WHEN.