Service difficulty report · Speed Brake · Airbus A320251N

Difficulty date
February 13, 2021
Submitted
February 18, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N354FR
Make and model
Airbus A320251N
Aircraft serial
09026
Aircraft time
4,643 hours, 2,065 cycles
Part
Speed Brake
Condition
Unwanted Deploy
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

DURING DESCENT THROUGH 14000 @ 320 K SPEED BRAKES EXTENDED AUTOPILOT ENGAGED AIRCRAFT MADE AN UNCOMMANDED ROLL TO THE RIGHT. AUTOPILOT WAS DISENGAGED. AIRCRAFT HANDLED NORMAL AT THAT TIME. SPEED BRAKES APPEARED TO EXTEND SYMMETRICALLY AND RETRACTED EVENTUALLY. AUTO PILOT RE0~-ENGAGED AND NO FURTHER ISSUES.

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