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A320 captain reported the need for procedural standardization as a result of failure to arm the spoilers for landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1612223 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201901 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 80 Flight Crew Total 15000 Flight Crew Type 1600 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
A320 procedure has PF (pilot flying) arm spoilers for landing. It has been my experience that this swapping who arms every leg results in far too many errors. I personally have forgotten in the area of 2-3% of the time. My first officer's (first officers) have forgotten more than 10%. The error is always trapped by other crew-member and we have the ECAM to back us up; but that's not the point. The procedure is faulty. In [many] years of flying [many aircraft makes and models]; I cannot remember one single instance of captain forgetting to arm spoilers. Captain arms pre T.O. Every leg; why should this be any different? This also is important for airline fleet standardization. As pilots swap aircraft; and that's happening at an alarming rate now; the procedure between fleets should be has harmonized as we can possibly make it. On that dark and stormy night we don't need another lit incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 Captain reported the need for procedural standardization as a result of failure to arm the spoilers for landing.
Narrative: A320 procedure has PF (Pilot Flying) arm spoilers for landing. It has been my experience that this swapping who arms every leg results in far too many errors. I personally have forgotten in the area of 2-3% of the time. My FO's (First Officers) have forgotten more than 10%. The error is always trapped by other crew-member and we have the ECAM to back us up; but that's not the point. The procedure is faulty. In [many] years of flying [many aircraft makes and models]; I cannot remember one single instance of Captain forgetting to arm spoilers. Captain arms pre T.O. every leg; why should this be any different? This also is important for airline fleet standardization. As pilots swap aircraft; and that's happening at an alarming rate now; the procedure between fleets should be has harmonized as we can possibly make it. On that dark and stormy night we don't need another LIT incident.
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