<< >> NASA ASRS Report 474225, May 2000

A fokker 1000 on approach declared an emergency due to trailing edge flap operation stopping and asymmetry warning light on.

Attributes
ACN	474225
Time
Date	200005
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : clt.airport
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl single value : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : clt.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 7000
ASRS Report	474225
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	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : flap alert light other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Had a flap asymmetry when raising flaps from 8 degrees to 0 degrees. Declared an emergency, then flew a no-flap approach and landing into clt. Landing and taxi in were uneventful. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the cause of the asymmetry shutoff was unknown as we departed the station almost immediately on another flight. The reporter said this was the first asymmetry shutoff experienced on this type aircraft and is a very reliable system.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A FOKKER 1000 ON APCH DECLARED AN EMER DUE TO TRAILING EDGE FLAP OP STOPPING AND ASYMMETRY WARNING LIGHT ON.

Narrative: HAD A FLAP ASYMMETRY WHEN RAISING FLAPS FROM 8 DEGS TO 0 DEGS. DECLARED AN EMER, THEN FLEW A NO-FLAP APCH AND LNDG INTO CLT. LNDG AND TAXI IN WERE UNEVENTFUL. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE CAUSE OF THE ASYMMETRY SHUTOFF WAS UNKNOWN AS WE DEPARTED THE STATION ALMOST IMMEDIATELY ON ANOTHER FLT. THE RPTR SAID THIS WAS THE FIRST ASYMMETRY SHUTOFF EXPERIENCED ON THIS TYPE ACFT AND IS A VERY RELIABLE SYS.

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.