Thai AirAsia A320 at Bangkok on Aug 25th 2017, spoilers floated on departure

Last Update: August 25, 2017 / 21:35:18 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 25, 2017

Classification
Incident

Flight number
FD-608

Aircraft Registration
HS-BBK

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A Thai AirAsia Airbus A320-200, registration HS-BBK performing flight FD-608 from Bangkok Don Mueang (Thailand) to Phnom Penh (Cambodia), was climbing out of Bangkok about 5 minutes after departure when a passenger informed the cabin crew that the spoilers were half way extended. The aircraft continued the climb and levelled off at cruise level 310. About 8 minutes after levelling off the crew decided to return to Bangkok and landed safely back in Bangkok about 70 minutes after departure.

A replacement Airbus A320-200 registration HS-BBI reached Phnom Penh with a delay of 2:20 hours.

A passenger reported a fellow passenger informed cabin crew about 5 minutes after takeoff that one of the speed brakes was still engaged. The crew seemed to ignore the information, the aircraft continued the climb. About 45 minutes later the crew announced that they were returning to Bangkok due to a mechanical problem. In the meantime it had become clear that the spoilers on both wings were not in the retracted position.

The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 6 hours, then returned to service.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 25, 2017

Classification
Incident

Flight number
FD-608

Aircraft Registration
HS-BBK

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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