Serious incident to an Airbus A319 operated by British Airways on 02/04/2019 near Palma de Majorca [Investigation led by AAIB / United Kingdom]

Preliminary data based on the notification from the United Kingdom authorities:

Aircraft departed with spoiler 1 deactivated, leading to control issues on descent.

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General information
Local date	02/04/2019
Responsible entity	United Kingdom - AAIB
State or area of occurrence	Spain
Location	Vers AD Palma de Majorque
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	None
Occurrence class	Serious incident
File number	BEA2019-0162

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Aeroplane - Large aeroplane
Operator	United Kingdom - British Airways Plc
Manufacturer / Model	AIRBUS - A319
Aircraft Registration	G-DBCD
State of registry	United Kingdom
Last departure point	United Kingdom - EGKK (LGW): London/Gatwick
Planned destination	Spain - LEPA (PMI): Palma de mallorca
Flight phase	En route
Serial number	2389
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Airline

BEA is the French air safety investigation authority for civil aviation. The sole objective of the investigation is to improve air safety. It is intended neither to apportion blame nor to assess responsiblity.