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An air carrier CL65 flight crew could not extend the flaps, but after completing their quick reference checklists were able to land without further complications. The approach controller declared an emergency for the flight crew.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 385460 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199711 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dsm |
| State Reference | IA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : dsm |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other 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 : 280 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 385460 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 2200 flight time type : 220 |
| ASRS Report | 386068 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
In the approach to dsm the flaps would not come down. The QRH was consulted and accomplished. The PF asked for the crash and rescue before landing. The PF (captain), upon looking back should have declared an emergency by stating so, instead of letting dsm approach control do it.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR CL65 FLC COULD NOT EXTEND THE FLAPS, BUT AFTER COMPLETING THEIR QUICK REF CHKLISTS WERE ABLE TO LAND WITHOUT FURTHER COMPLICATIONS. THE APCH CTLR DECLARED AN EMER FOR THE FLC.
Narrative: IN THE APCH TO DSM THE FLAPS WOULD NOT COME DOWN. THE QRH WAS CONSULTED AND ACCOMPLISHED. THE PF ASKED FOR THE CRASH AND RESCUE BEFORE LNDG. THE PF (CAPT), UPON LOOKING BACK SHOULD HAVE DECLARED AN EMER BY STATING SO, INSTEAD OF LETTING DSM APCH CTL DO IT.
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.