B757 approach to ord flap disagreement light breaks off approach, runs checklist, lands successfully...

Attributes
ACN	457190
Time
Date	199912
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl single value : 2500
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : c90.tracon tower : luk.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	457190
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : trailing edge flap indicator other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist controller : issued new clearance flight crew : executed missed approach
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Location: ord airport. On approach ord, had a flap trailing edge disagreement light illuminate. Missed approach and ran checklist. Requested crash fire rescue equipment and returned for landing after briefing flight attendant. Released crash fire rescue equipment after landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 APCH TO ORD FLAP DISAGREEMENT LIGHT BREAKS OFF APCH, RUNS CHKLIST, LANDS SUCCESSFULLY.

Narrative: LOCATION: ORD ARPT. ON APCH ORD, HAD A FLAP TRAILING EDGE DISAGREEMENT LIGHT ILLUMINATE. MISSED APCH AND RAN CHKLIST. REQUESTED CFR AND RETURNED FOR LNDG AFTER BRIEFING FLT ATTENDANT. RELEASED CFR AFTER LNDG.

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.