A B767-300 flight crew experienced a spoiler EICAS message on climbout. They ran the procedure; decl...

Narrative:

During the climb out; 'spoilers' message appeared on EICAS. The aircraft appeared to be flying normally. We ran the 'spoilers' checklist in the QRH. Since the checklist states that roll rate and spoiler effectiveness may be reduced; I elected to declare an emergency and return to [departure airport]. We ran the emergency landing and normal checklists; and landed uneventfully. I elected to land overweight to expedite the arrival. The fire commander advised us that the inboard spoilers did not deploy on landing. My first officer handled the situation in an exemplary manner. And not only did the flight attendants perform their duties promptly and professionally; they deserve commendations for dealing with some passengers who were being a little difficult. I was also impressed with the service from center; approach; tower; and ground. We were given a discrete frequency; and everything went smoothly.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B767-300 flight crew experienced a SPOILER EICAS message on climbout. They ran the procedure; declared an emergency; and returned to departure airport.

Narrative: During the climb out; 'SPOILERS' message appeared on EICAS. The aircraft appeared to be flying normally. We ran the 'SPOILERS' checklist in the QRH. Since the checklist states that roll rate and spoiler effectiveness may be reduced; I elected to declare an emergency and return to [departure airport]. We ran the emergency landing and normal checklists; and landed uneventfully. I elected to land overweight to expedite the arrival. The Fire Commander advised us that the inboard spoilers did not deploy on landing. My First Officer handled the situation in an exemplary manner. And not only did the Flight Attendants perform their duties promptly and professionally; they deserve commendations for dealing with some passengers who were being a little difficult. I was also impressed with the service from Center; Approach; Tower; and Ground. We were given a discrete frequency; and everything went smoothly.

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.

Attributes
ACN	929251
Time
Date	201101
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Spoiler System
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	Pilot Flying First Officer
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

A B767-300 flight crew experienced a spoiler EICAS message on climbout. They ran the procedure; declared an emergency; and returned to departure airport.