B737-300 flight crew has a flap malfunction during approach.

Attributes
ACN	701268
Time
Date	200606
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	701268
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 6600 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	701269
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : executed go around flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

While on a visual final approach the flaps would not extend past 25 degrees. I elected to do a go around and clean the airplane up. We ran the appropriate checklist for the flap malfunction; coordinated with operations/dispatch; ATC and the flight attendants. Computed landing data for a flaps 15 degree landing and declared an emergency with ATC. We reconfigured the aircraft with gear and flaps 25 degrees. We had an uneventful landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-300 FLT CREW HAS A FLAP MALFUNCTION DURING APCH.

Narrative: WHILE ON A VISUAL FINAL APCH THE FLAPS WOULD NOT EXTEND PAST 25 DEGS. I ELECTED TO DO A GAR AND CLEAN THE AIRPLANE UP. WE RAN THE APPROPRIATE CHKLIST FOR THE FLAP MALFUNCTION; COORDINATED WITH OPS/DISPATCH; ATC AND THE FLT ATTENDANTS. COMPUTED LNDG DATA FOR A FLAPS 15 DEG LNDG AND DECLARED AN EMER WITH ATC. WE RECONFIGURED THE ACFT WITH GEAR AND FLAPS 25 DEGS. WE HAD AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.