A B737 flight crew experiences a flap malfunction during approach to bos, ma.

Attributes
ACN	622252
Time
Date	200404
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bos.airport
State Reference	MA
Altitude	agl single value : 1500
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bos.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	622252
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : executed go around flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Flaps stopped at 2 degrees during approach. No asymmetry. Went around using tower vectors to a box pattern to run checklist for flaps. Landed with flaps 15 degrees as per checklist. Emergency was not declared.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737 FLT CREW EXPERIENCES A FLAP MALFUNCTION DURING APCH TO BOS, MA.

Narrative: FLAPS STOPPED AT 2 DEGS DURING APCH. NO ASYMMETRY. WENT AROUND USING TWR VECTORS TO A BOX PATTERN TO RUN CHKLIST FOR FLAPS. LANDED WITH FLAPS 15 DEGS AS PER CHKLIST. EMER WAS NOT DECLARED.

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.