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Attributes | |
ACN | 149409 |
Time | |
Date | 199006 |
Day | Thu |
Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | atc facility : bwi |
State Reference | MD |
Altitude | agl bound lower : 1500 agl bound upper : 1500 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tower : bwi |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : go around landing other |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : atp |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 1500 |
ASRS Report | 149409 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
Events | |
Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other |
Consequence | Other |
Supplementary | |
Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On approach bwi, runway 33, about 1500', flaps 1 degree selected, first officer noted trailing edge flaps splitting. On selection of 5 degree flaps, split showed 1/2 degree left and 4 degrees right, aircraft tended to roll off slightly. Split flaps go-around was made, abnormal checklist was run, company notified, returned to bwi and no flap landing made west/O incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR JUST OUTSIDE OM HAS TRAILING EDGE SPLIT FLAP INDICATION. GO AROUND EXECUTED AND RETURN FOR NO FLAP LNDG.
Narrative: ON APCH BWI, RWY 33, ABOUT 1500', FLAPS 1 DEG SELECTED, F/O NOTED TRAILING EDGE FLAPS SPLITTING. ON SELECTION OF 5 DEG FLAPS, SPLIT SHOWED 1/2 DEG L AND 4 DEGS R, ACFT TENDED TO ROLL OFF SLIGHTLY. SPLIT FLAPS GO-AROUND WAS MADE, ABNORMAL CHKLIST WAS RUN, COMPANY NOTIFIED, RETURNED TO BWI AND NO FLAP LNDG MADE W/O INCIDENT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.