A320 first officer inadvertently grabs flap handle to extend speed brakes at 17000 feet and 280 knot...

Attributes
ACN	870137
Time
Date	201001
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Flap/Slat Control System
Person 1
Function	Pilot Not Flying Captain
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 210 Flight Crew Total 13800 Flight Crew Type 3500
Person 2
Function	First Officer Pilot Flying
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 115 Flight Crew Total 10500 Flight Crew Type 115
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Speed All Types

Narrative:

At approximately 17;000 feet and 280kts I heard the flap overspeed warning horn going off. The first officer inadvertently moved the flap handle thinking it was the speed brake handle. I immediately moved the flap handle back to zero. The warning horn went off for no more than 5 seconds so I know the slats didn't fully extend. After regrouping; we continued the approach and landing uneventfully. I sent an overspeed write up in to maintenance control. After the flight I also called dispatch to inform them what had happened. Dispatch and I also talked to maintenance control on the phone to make sure if any other action was required after the flight. Maintenance control said no. The first officer is new to the airplane and mistook the flap handle for the speed brake handle.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 First Officer inadvertently grabs flap handle to extend speed brakes at 17000 feet and 280 knots. Over speed warning sounds and flaps are quickly retracted.

Narrative: At approximately 17;000 feet and 280kts I heard the flap overspeed warning horn going off. The First Officer inadvertently moved the flap handle thinking it was the speed brake handle. I immediately moved the flap handle back to zero. The warning horn went off for no more than 5 seconds so I know the slats didn't fully extend. After regrouping; we continued the approach and landing uneventfully. I sent an overspeed write up in to Maintenance Control. After the flight I also called Dispatch to inform them what had happened. Dispatch and I also talked to Maintenance Control on the phone to make sure if any other action was required after the flight. Maintenance Control said no. The First Officer is new to the airplane and mistook the flap handle for the speed brake handle.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

A320 first officer inadvertently grabs flap handle to extend speed brakes at 17000 feet and 280 knots. Over speed warning sounds and flaps are quickly retracted.