An airbus A319 pilot reports of contract maintenance not following procedures for locking down spoilers #1 and #2. This caused buffeting on final approach.

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Attributes
ACN	762970
Time
Date	200711
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	762970
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Factors
Maintenance	performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : training performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Company
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

This is a maintenance issue. This airplane had a problem with the ground spoilers that required locking spoilers #1 and #2 down. We noticed a little extra buffet especially on final approach; and also an increased fuel burn. Upon looking at the plane history today; nov 2007; we found that the procedure for locking down spoilers was not followed correctly by contract maintenance at ZZZ.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN AIRBUS A319 PILOT REPORTS OF CONTRACT MAINT NOT FOLLOWING PROCEDURES FOR LOCKING DOWN SPOILERS #1 AND #2. THIS CAUSED BUFFETING ON FINAL APPROACH.

Narrative: THIS IS A MAINT ISSUE. THIS AIRPLANE HAD A PROB WITH THE GND SPOILERS THAT REQUIRED LOCKING SPOILERS #1 AND #2 DOWN. WE NOTICED A LITTLE EXTRA BUFFET ESPECIALLY ON FINAL APCH; AND ALSO AN INCREASED FUEL BURN. UPON LOOKING AT THE PLANE HISTORY TODAY; NOV 2007; WE FOUND THAT THE PROC FOR LOCKING DOWN SPOILERS WAS NOT FOLLOWED CORRECTLY BY CONTRACT MAINT AT ZZZ.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.