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A B737-200 flight crew executes a go around after detecting a split leading edge flap condition with the flap position lights MEL'ed while on approach to atl, GA.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 471286 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200004 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : atl.airport |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : atl.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : vacating altitude landing : go around |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time total : 15000 |
| ASRS Report | 471286 |
| 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 : flap intransit light other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : executed go around |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Flap lights already on MEL. Complied with MEL follow up actions on approach to atl. #1 slat transit light remained illuminated on overhead panel, leading edge flap (yellow) transit light remained illuminated, visually confirmed #1 slat not fully extended -- executed go around, followed QRH, declared emergency (prepared cabin for normal landing) and landed uneventfully.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-200 FLC EXECUTES A GAR AFTER DETECTING A SPLIT LEADING EDGE FLAP CONDITION WITH THE FLAP POS LIGHTS MEL'ED WHILE ON APCH TO ATL, GA.
Narrative: FLAP LIGHTS ALREADY ON MEL. COMPLIED WITH MEL FOLLOW UP ACTIONS ON APCH TO ATL. #1 SLAT TRANSIT LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED ON OVERHEAD PANEL, LEADING EDGE FLAP (YELLOW) TRANSIT LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED, VISUALLY CONFIRMED #1 SLAT NOT FULLY EXTENDED -- EXECUTED GAR, FOLLOWED QRH, DECLARED EMER (PREPARED CABIN FOR NORMAL LNDG) AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY.
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.