Idle question about Airbus spoilers

Discussion in 'Flight Following' started by ljsuter, Mar 13, 2023.

  1. ljsuter

    ljsuter Filing Flight Plan

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    Larry
    Flew back to SFO on an AA A321 with a window seat. After landing, I noticed that the spoilers remained up the entire time it took to taxi to the gate (several minutes). After we stopped they continued to remain up until it sounded like the engines shut down. And then they kind of sagged down but didn't fully close.

    I don't recall seeing spoilers being operated this way. I'm speculating someone passed over a checklist item, but perhaps it's normal and I just never noticed?

    Larry (glider pilot)
     
  2. Groundpounder

    Groundpounder En-Route

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    Someone forgot them, or didn't get the handle all the way down. They'll slowly droop back down after hydraulic pressure is removed.
     
  3. texasclouds

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    That’s the universal sign for needing priority gate handling. It means capn needs to pee!
     
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  4. unsafervguy

    unsafervguy En-Route

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    its part of the first officers after landing flow. he/she missed disarming the spoilers. the captain should have caught it before shutting off the engine masters. once the engines are off, it requires activation off two different electric pumps to lower them.