A319 crew noticed a vibration and trim anomaly during climbout; and traced it to an extended spoiler...

Attributes
ACN	1292324
Time
Date	201508
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.TRACON
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Speedbrake/Spoiler
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 229 Flight Crew Total 423 Flight Crew Type 423
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe

Narrative:

While climbing out enroute; I felt a slight vibration in the aircraft. As we leveled off in cruise; I asked the other members in the cockpit if they felt anything odd; like a slight vibration. We all agreed and also noticed the aircraft was flying about 3 degrees in a left bank. When the first officer disconnected the autopilot; the aircraft rolled slightly to the right. After adjusting the rudder trim and getting the aircraft to fly level; I asked the jumpseater; to go back and take a look at the wing. He came back and said the right spoiler number 3 was up about 8 inches. We landed uneventfully after making the required logs and contact with maintenance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A319 crew noticed a vibration and trim anomaly during climbout; and traced it to an extended spoiler panel.

Narrative: While climbing out enroute; I felt a slight vibration in the aircraft. As we leveled off in cruise; I asked the other members in the cockpit if they felt anything odd; like a slight vibration. We all agreed and also noticed the aircraft was flying about 3 degrees in a left bank. When the FO disconnected the autopilot; the aircraft rolled slightly to the right. After adjusting the rudder trim and getting the aircraft to fly level; I asked the jumpseater; to go back and take a look at the wing. He came back and said the right spoiler number 3 was up about 8 inches. We landed uneventfully after making the required logs and contact with maintenance.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.