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DC10 crew was unable to comply with an ATC issued crossing restr, because of malfunctioning spoiler deployment.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 575819 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200303 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : gqe.vor |
| State Reference | AR |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 25000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zme.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-10 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 575819 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical altitude deviation : undershoot other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : altimeter other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Center gave crossing restr, 10 mi west of gqe at 10000 ft. Attempted to use spoilers and found them not working properly, pronounced right roll and binding. Crossing restr could not be made. Center was advised of inability to make altitude.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DC10 CREW WAS UNABLE TO COMPLY WITH AN ATC ISSUED XING RESTR, BECAUSE OF MALFUNCTIONING SPOILER DEPLOYMENT.
Narrative: CTR GAVE XING RESTR, 10 MI W OF GQE AT 10000 FT. ATTEMPTED TO USE SPOILERS AND FOUND THEM NOT WORKING PROPERLY, PRONOUNCED R ROLL AND BINDING. XING RESTR COULD NOT BE MADE. CTR WAS ADVISED OF INABILITY TO MAKE ALT.
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.