Service difficulty report · Speed Brake · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
November 10, 2019
Submitted
November 13, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N989AU
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
7307
Aircraft time
10,727 hours, 4,108 cycles
Part
Speed Brake
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AIRCRAFT NOT GROUNDED: PILOT REPORTS DURING DESCENT AT IDLE THRUST AND FLAPS TWO, AC ROLLED LEFT AND RIGHT UNCOMMANDED, ROLL RECOVERED WHEN SPEED BRAKES WERE MOVED FROM HALF TO FULL. HAPPENED THREE TIMES. F/CTL SYS PAGE SHOWED AILERON MOVEMENT AND SYMETRICAL SPEEDBRAKE EXTENTION. AUTOPILOT WAS ENGAGED VERY SIMILAR TO WAKE TURBULANCE ENCOUNTER BUT NO AC NEARBY. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED TSM TASKS 27-10-00-810-836-A AND 27-60-00-810-851-A, ALL CHECKS NORMAL, NO FAULTS NOTED. OK FOR SERVICE.

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