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A fokker 100 on approach at 4000 ft declared an emergency due to unable to extend the trailing edge flaps beyond 3 units.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 420299 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199811 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ord |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : ord tower : ord |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| 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 |
| ASRS Report | 420299 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On initial approach to ord, flaps were selected to 8 degrees. Flaps stopped at 3 degrees, and message on MFDU indicated 'flap disagreement.' ran flap disagreement checklist, but this did not correct the problem. At this time declared an emergency and requested the equipment to stand by. Briefed the #1 flight attendant with test items and made PA to passenger. Completed landing with flaps less than 25 degrees checklist and emergency landing checklist. Requested long runway for landing. Landing was normal with reference of 155 KTS. Gross weight 78000 pounds, sink 250 FPM.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A FOKKER 100 ON APCH AT 4000 FT DECLARED AN EMER DUE TO UNABLE TO EXTEND THE TRAILING EDGE FLAPS BEYOND 3 UNITS.
Narrative: ON INITIAL APCH TO ORD, FLAPS WERE SELECTED TO 8 DEGS. FLAPS STOPPED AT 3 DEGS, AND MESSAGE ON MFDU INDICATED 'FLAP DISAGREEMENT.' RAN FLAP DISAGREEMENT CHKLIST, BUT THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROB. AT THIS TIME DECLARED AN EMER AND REQUESTED THE EQUIP TO STAND BY. BRIEFED THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT WITH TEST ITEMS AND MADE PA TO PAX. COMPLETED LNDG WITH FLAPS LESS THAN 25 DEGS CHKLIST AND EMER LNDG CHKLIST. REQUESTED LONG RWY FOR LNDG. LNDG WAS NORMAL WITH REF OF 155 KTS. GROSS WT 78000 LBS, SINK 250 FPM.
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.