During approach crew experienced a stabilizer out of trim condition.

Attributes
ACN	1076413
Time
Date	201303
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZLA.ARTCC
State Reference	CA
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737-800
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Descent
Route In Use	STAR SEAVU TWO
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Horizontal Stabilizer Trim
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	Pilot Flying First Officer
Experience	Flight Crew Total 10000
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

When descending out of FL240 on the seavu 2 arrival to lax; a stabilizer out of trim light illuminated with the autopilot engaged. The QRH was followed and the autopilot was disengaged. There was no movement from the trim system with either one of the yoke trim switches (no electric trim). An emergency was declared; and approach continued with a flaps 15 landing per the QRH to a normal landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: During approach crew experienced a stabilizer out of trim condition.

Narrative: When descending out of FL240 on the SEAVU 2 arrival to LAX; a STAB OUT OF TRIM light illuminated with the Autopilot engaged. The QRH was followed and the autopilot was disengaged. There was no movement from the trim system with either one of the Yoke trim switches (No Electric trim). An emergency was declared; and approach continued with a flaps 15 landing per the QRH to a normal landing.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.