Flight crew of a british jetstream 41, BA41, experienced a flap problem during approach and asked to hold to look into the problem. After running checklists, problem was cleared up and landing requested. Upon landing, the emergency ground personnel and vehicles met the aircraft. Flight crew believed that it was unnecessary since they had not declared an emergency.

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Attributes
ACN	414073
Time
Date	199809
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : orh
State Reference	MA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : orh tower : lns
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Jetstream 41
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 2350 flight time type : 350
ASRS Report	414073
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	414452
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Cleared for the visual, had a flap problem and needed to run through the appropriate checklist. The problem was fixed, told the tower we were ready to come in and landed uneventfully. The tower evidently told emergency crews to 'prepare for a potential crash' and the crews were waiting for us. We never mentioned anything about an emergency, nor did the tower ask if we wanted to declare one -- they just did anyway without our consent.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF A BRITISH JETSTREAM 41, BA41, EXPERIENCED A FLAP PROB DURING APCH AND ASKED TO HOLD TO LOOK INTO THE PROB. AFTER RUNNING CHKLISTS, PROB WAS CLRED UP AND LNDG REQUESTED. UPON LNDG, THE EMER GND PERSONNEL AND VEHICLES MET THE ACFT. FLC BELIEVED THAT IT WAS UNNECESSARY SINCE THEY HAD NOT DECLARED AN EMER.

Narrative: CLRED FOR THE VISUAL, HAD A FLAP PROB AND NEEDED TO RUN THROUGH THE APPROPRIATE CHKLIST. THE PROB WAS FIXED, TOLD THE TWR WE WERE READY TO COME IN AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. THE TWR EVIDENTLY TOLD EMER CREWS TO 'PREPARE FOR A POTENTIAL CRASH' AND THE CREWS WERE WAITING FOR US. WE NEVER MENTIONED ANYTHING ABOUT AN EMER, NOR DID THE TWR ASK IF WE WANTED TO DECLARE ONE -- THEY JUST DID ANYWAY WITHOUT OUR CONSENT.

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.