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Attributes | |
ACN | 632159 |
Time | |
Date | 200409 |
Day | Thu |
Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : ewr.airport |
State Reference | NJ |
Altitude | msl single value : 4000 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Night |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90.tracon |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | B757-200 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Navigation In Use | other |
Flight Phase | descent : approach |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Qualification | pilot : atp |
ASRS Report | 632159 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : commercial |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 2000 |
ASRS Report | 631336 |
Events | |
Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eicas warning other flight crewa other flight crewb |
Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : executed missed approach |
Consequence | other other |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Aircraft |
Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Just prior to descent, we received EICAS status message 'flap/slat electrical.' no action addressed in abnormal checklist or MEL. While being vectored in radar pattern, EICAS caution received for trailing edge flap asymmetry and trailing edge flap disagreement. When flaps were extended to 1 degree, flap indicator indicated flaps between up and 1 degree position. We broke off approach and received radar vectors while I, as PNF, referred to abnormal checklist for flap asymmetry. PF (captain) concurred flap asymmetry checklist. That checklist directed us to flaps up landing checklist. Captain notified company and declared emergency. We landed uneventfully at destination with no flaps. Touchdown speed 167 KTS. Cleared runway with no further discrepancies, terminated emergency, and taxied to gate. Aircraft was given to maintenance. They ultimately replaced left flap position transmitter and fuse control box. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the cause of the problem was flap position indication. The reporter said maintenance replaced the left flap position transmitter and the flap slat electronic unit. When asked by the analyst if he ever experienced B757 flap trouble before the reporter stated no. The reporter stated flying experience on the B757 was limited to 1 yr.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757-200 ON APCH AT 4000 FT DECLARED AN EMER DUE TO 'FLAP DISAGREEMENT' AND ASYMMETRICAL SHUTOFF. LANDED FLAPS UP AT 167 KTS.
Narrative: JUST PRIOR TO DSCNT, WE RECEIVED EICAS STATUS MESSAGE 'FLAP/SLAT ELECTRICAL.' NO ACTION ADDRESSED IN ABNORMAL CHKLIST OR MEL. WHILE BEING VECTORED IN RADAR PATTERN, EICAS CAUTION RECEIVED FOR TRAILING EDGE FLAP ASYMMETRY AND TRAILING EDGE FLAP DISAGREEMENT. WHEN FLAPS WERE EXTENDED TO 1 DEG, FLAP INDICATOR INDICATED FLAPS BTWN UP AND 1 DEG POS. WE BROKE OFF APCH AND RECEIVED RADAR VECTORS WHILE I, AS PNF, REFERRED TO ABNORMAL CHKLIST FOR FLAP ASYMMETRY. PF (CAPT) CONCURRED FLAP ASYMMETRY CHKLIST. THAT CHKLIST DIRECTED US TO FLAPS UP LNDG CHKLIST. CAPT NOTIFIED COMPANY AND DECLARED EMER. WE LANDED UNEVENTFULLY AT DEST WITH NO FLAPS. TOUCHDOWN SPD 167 KTS. CLRED RWY WITH NO FURTHER DISCREPANCIES, TERMINATED EMER, AND TAXIED TO GATE. ACFT WAS GIVEN TO MAINT. THEY ULTIMATELY REPLACED L FLAP POS XMITTER AND FUSE CTL BOX. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE CAUSE OF THE PROB WAS FLAP POS INDICATION. THE RPTR SAID MAINT REPLACED THE L FLAP POS XMITTER AND THE FLAP SLAT ELECTRONIC UNIT. WHEN ASKED BY THE ANALYST IF HE EVER EXPERIENCED B757 FLAP TROUBLE BEFORE THE RPTR STATED NO. THE RPTR STATED FLYING EXPERIENCE ON THE B757 WAS LIMITED TO 1 YR.
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.