A B737 flight crew experience a flap malfunction resulting in an emergency being declared.

Attributes
ACN	622209
Time
Date	200301
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ewr.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl single value : 4000
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : n/s
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 222
ASRS Report	622209
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 226
ASRS Report	622210
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On approach to ewr, crew selected flaps 10 degrees, flaps extended to flaps 7 degrees and stopped. First officer was flying, so captain followed the QRH procedure. Captain also informed company, maintenance, flight attendants, and gave PA to passenger. QRH procedure called for a flaps 15 degree landing. We landed aircraft normally. Captain declared emergency for precautionary reasons. Supplemental information from acn 622210: the flap needles were symmetric and the led's appeared normal. Circuit breakers were checked and all were in.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737 FLT CREW EXPERIENCE A FLAP MALFUNCTION RESULTING IN AN EMER BEING DECLARED.

Narrative: ON APCH TO EWR, CREW SELECTED FLAPS 10 DEGS, FLAPS EXTENDED TO FLAPS 7 DEGS AND STOPPED. FO WAS FLYING, SO CAPT FOLLOWED THE QRH PROC. CAPT ALSO INFORMED COMPANY, MAINT, FLT ATTENDANTS, AND GAVE PA TO PAX. QRH PROC CALLED FOR A FLAPS 15 DEG LNDG. WE LANDED ACFT NORMALLY. CAPT DECLARED EMER FOR PRECAUTIONARY REASONS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 622210: THE FLAP NEEDLES WERE SYMMETRIC AND THE LED'S APPEARED NORMAL. CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE CHKED AND ALL WERE IN.

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.