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Commuter light transport lost electric control of flaps. Declared an emergency and continued for uneventful landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 182820 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199107 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : cha |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 15000 msl bound upper : 15000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zme |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise 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 : 210 flight time total : 3800 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 182820 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
In level flight (cruise). Flap control circuit breaker popped. Attempted 3 resets per afm. All 3 unsuccessful. Continued with abnormal procedures checklist. Declared emergency with crash fire rescue equipment equipment. Flight and landing uneventful.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: COMMUTER LTT LOST ELECTRIC CTL OF FLAPS. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND CONTINUED FOR UNEVENTFUL LNDG.
Narrative: IN LEVEL FLT (CRUISE). FLAP CTL CB POPPED. ATTEMPTED 3 RESETS PER AFM. ALL 3 UNSUCCESSFUL. CONTINUED WITH ABNORMAL PROCS CHKLIST. DECLARED EMER WITH CFR EQUIP. FLT AND LNDG UNEVENTFUL.
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.