MD80 crew had the spoilers retract after automatic deployment at dfw.

Attributes
ACN	524211
Time
Date	200109
Day	Wed
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	524211
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Company
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On landing, autospoilers deployed and immediately retracted. Dry runway, wind approximately 150 degrees at 10 KTS. Landing firm, but acceptable spoilers were armed -- deployed upon touchdown and immediately retracted. Recommend deactivating this unnecessary and unreliable system. Deploy it manually in all operations and maybe we will not see another aircraft off the end of the runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CREW HAD THE SPOILERS RETRACT AFTER AUTO DEPLOYMENT AT DFW.

Narrative: ON LNDG, AUTOSPOILERS DEPLOYED AND IMMEDIATELY RETRACTED. DRY RWY, WIND APPROX 150 DEGS AT 10 KTS. LNDG FIRM, BUT ACCEPTABLE SPOILERS WERE ARMED -- DEPLOYED UPON TOUCHDOWN AND IMMEDIATELY RETRACTED. RECOMMEND DEACTIVATING THIS UNNECESSARY AND UNRELIABLE SYS. DEPLOY IT MANUALLY IN ALL OPS AND MAYBE WE WILL NOT SEE ANOTHER ACFT OFF THE END OF THE RWY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.