Flap problem required altitude flap extension procedure.

Attributes
ACN	194225
Time
Date	199111
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msy
State Reference	LA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : msy
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 14600 flight time type : 4500
ASRS Report	194225
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

This is a thank you for all the efforts that went into cockpit resource management training. Excellent crew training led to a very uneventful landing with a flap problem. First officer flew aircraft on radar vectors while so and I completed a page of abnormal procedures. Good input by first officer concerning fuel remaining, good input by new so on procedures during the alternate flap extension. After all abnormal and normal checklists were completed an emergency was declared. I took control of aircraft and landed. Great help from msy approach. Comforting to know all that emergency equipment was standing by in the event of a blown tire or any other event that may require their services. Today with fuel at destination close to far mins at times, you do not have too much time to make a lot of important decisions. Will look forward to the opening of the 9000 ft runway in msy in 1992. In summary, it was good to know 1 pilot was just flying the aircraft. That let me and the so complete the abnormals without directing our attention elsewhere. Good simulator cockpit resource management training made it a much easier procedure. Thanks again for all the input to this great new training idea.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLAP PROBLEM REQUIRED ALT FLAP EXTENSION PROC.

Narrative: THIS IS A THANK YOU FOR ALL THE EFFORTS THAT WENT INTO COCKPIT RESOURCE MGMNT TRAINING. EXCELLENT CREW TRAINING LED TO A VERY UNEVENTFUL LNDG WITH A FLAP PROBLEM. FO FLEW ACFT ON RADAR VECTORS WHILE SO AND I COMPLETED A PAGE OF ABNORMAL PROCS. GOOD INPUT BY FO CONCERNING FUEL REMAINING, GOOD INPUT BY NEW SO ON PROCS DURING THE ALTERNATE FLAP EXTENSION. AFTER ALL ABNORMAL AND NORMAL CHKLISTS WERE COMPLETED AN EMER WAS DECLARED. I TOOK CTL OF ACFT AND LANDED. GREAT HELP FROM MSY APCH. COMFORTING TO KNOW ALL THAT EMER EQUIP WAS STANDING BY IN THE EVENT OF A BLOWN TIRE OR ANY OTHER EVENT THAT MAY REQUIRE THEIR SVCS. TODAY WITH FUEL AT DEST CLOSE TO FAR MINS AT TIMES, YOU DO NOT HAVE TOO MUCH TIME TO MAKE A LOT OF IMPORTANT DECISIONS. WILL LOOK FORWARD TO THE OPENING OF THE 9000 FT RWY IN MSY IN 1992. IN SUMMARY, IT WAS GOOD TO KNOW 1 PLT WAS JUST FLYING THE ACFT. THAT LET ME AND THE SO COMPLETE THE ABNORMALS WITHOUT DIRECTING OUR ATTN ELSEWHERE. GOOD SIMULATOR COCKPIT RESOURCE MGMNT TRAINING MADE IT A MUCH EASIER PROC. THANKS AGAIN FOR ALL THE INPUT TO THIS GREAT NEW TRAINING IDEA.

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.