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Airbus A320 has locked flap ECAM warning. Emergency is declared and diversion to another airport is made.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 527721 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200110 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sna.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sct.tracon tower : sle.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | ils localizer & glide slope : 19r |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : instrument precision |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 527721 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : flap warning (ecam) |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On approach to runway 19R at sna. When attempting to lower flaps, received a flap locked message. Followed procedure, declared an emergency and diverted to lax. No further problems.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AIRBUS A320 HAS LOCKED FLAP ECAM WARNING. EMER IS DECLARED AND DIVERSION TO ANOTHER ARPT IS MADE.
Narrative: ON APCH TO RWY 19R AT SNA. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO LOWER FLAPS, RECEIVED A FLAP LOCKED MESSAGE. FOLLOWED PROC, DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED TO LAX. NO FURTHER PROBS.
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.