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Am EMB120 flight lands overweight with flaps 25 degrees when the flaps fail to deploy to their full setting of 45 degrees while on approach to eyw, fl.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 468250 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200003 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : eyw.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : eyw.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Brasilia EMB-120 All Series |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 119 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : roll |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 3900 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 468250 |
| 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 other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : executed go around flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance FAA Airport Aircraft Company |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On final approach to key west with landing gear down and 2 notches (25 degrees) flaps set, final flaps (45 degrees) was selected. The flaps did not move. The flap handle moved, the electronic selector indicated 45 degrees was commanded, but no movement or fault indication occurred. A go around was made and we checked for a solution. There was no checklist for this type of indication. The landing data for flaps 25 degrees suggested we were several hundred pounds overweight for a legal landing. If this were an alternate airfield the flaps 25 degree landing would be ok. Because we were out of radio range to confirm with our company, outside help was unavailable. Our fuel level didn't allow for a legal alternate (not alternate was required) so we declared an emergency after notifying the crew and passenger and key west tower. We landed without incident with flaps 25 degrees.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AM EMB120 FLT LANDS OVERWT WITH FLAPS 25 DEGS WHEN THE FLAPS FAIL TO DEPLOY TO THEIR FULL SETTING OF 45 DEGS WHILE ON APCH TO EYW, FL.
Narrative: ON FINAL APCH TO KEY WEST WITH LNDG GEAR DOWN AND 2 NOTCHES (25 DEGS) FLAPS SET, FINAL FLAPS (45 DEGS) WAS SELECTED. THE FLAPS DID NOT MOVE. THE FLAP HANDLE MOVED, THE ELECTRONIC SELECTOR INDICATED 45 DEGS WAS COMMANDED, BUT NO MOVEMENT OR FAULT INDICATION OCCURRED. A GAR WAS MADE AND WE CHKED FOR A SOLUTION. THERE WAS NO CHKLIST FOR THIS TYPE OF INDICATION. THE LNDG DATA FOR FLAPS 25 DEGS SUGGESTED WE WERE SEVERAL HUNDRED LBS OVERWT FOR A LEGAL LNDG. IF THIS WERE AN ALTERNATE AIRFIELD THE FLAPS 25 DEG LNDG WOULD BE OK. BECAUSE WE WERE OUT OF RADIO RANGE TO CONFIRM WITH OUR COMPANY, OUTSIDE HELP WAS UNAVAILABLE. OUR FUEL LEVEL DIDN'T ALLOW FOR A LEGAL ALTERNATE (NOT ALTERNATE WAS REQUIRED) SO WE DECLARED AN EMER AFTER NOTIFYING THE CREW AND PAX AND KEY WEST TWR. WE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT WITH FLAPS 25 DEGS.
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.