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Attributes | |
ACN | 749200 |
Time | |
Date | 200708 |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
State Reference | US |
Altitude | msl single value : 7000 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | Marginal |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tracon : zzz.tracon tower : bos.tower |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | B737-300 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 850 |
ASRS Report | 749200 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 3000 |
ASRS Report | 749201 |
Events | |
Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : declared emergency |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Aircraft |
Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Flight left over 1 hour late due to late arrival. Airplane had multiple problems; APU bleed inoperative; no B autoplt; and autospd brakes inoperative. Departure normal; but while being vectored to final; tried to lower flaps and nothing happened. Flap indicator showed split asymmetry with left indicator negative and the right showed zero. Informed ZZZ approach of problem and they vectored us in a box pattern at 7000 ft to work problem. Captain ran checklist and talked with maintenance while I flew and talked to ATC. Multiple attempts to reset system were unsuccessful so prepared for a no flap landing. Captain informed cabin and told to do a cabin preparation. Used altitude flaps to get leading edge devices and planned final airspeed of 173 KTS. Asked ZZZ for runway xx for full length due to high speed and speed brake problem; even though GS was out. Asked ZZZ to have equipment standing by. Flew visual approach and landing without incident and terminated emergency once clear of runway. Only problem was ZZZ did not give us enough spacing with other traffic. Tower was trying to push a flight off the runway to give us room then gave takeoff clearance to another flight right in front of us on short final; (intersecting runway). Almost had to go around as the aircraft crossed our runway when we were at 200 ft. Also; missed step in checklist to inhibit flap warning in cockpit which added to distraction. Good job for ZZZ approach with the help; bad job on ZZZ tower to complicate emergency. Crew experience in ZZZ and flight time in planes helped us keep focus.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-300 EXPERIENCED FLAP ASYMMETRY DURING APCH. FLT CREW DECLARED EMER AND EXECUTED SUCCESSFUL NO-FLAP LNDG.
Narrative: FLT LEFT OVER 1 HR LATE DUE TO LATE ARR. AIRPLANE HAD MULTIPLE PROBS; APU BLEED INOP; NO B AUTOPLT; AND AUTOSPD BRAKES INOP. DEP NORMAL; BUT WHILE BEING VECTORED TO FINAL; TRIED TO LOWER FLAPS AND NOTHING HAPPENED. FLAP INDICATOR SHOWED SPLIT ASYMMETRY WITH L INDICATOR NEGATIVE AND THE R SHOWED ZERO. INFORMED ZZZ APCH OF PROB AND THEY VECTORED US IN A BOX PATTERN AT 7000 FT TO WORK PROB. CAPT RAN CHKLIST AND TALKED WITH MAINT WHILE I FLEW AND TALKED TO ATC. MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO RESET SYS WERE UNSUCCESSFUL SO PREPARED FOR A NO FLAP LNDG. CAPT INFORMED CABIN AND TOLD TO DO A CABIN PREPARATION. USED ALT FLAPS TO GET LEADING EDGE DEVICES AND PLANNED FINAL AIRSPD OF 173 KTS. ASKED ZZZ FOR RWY XX FOR FULL LENGTH DUE TO HIGH SPD AND SPD BRAKE PROB; EVEN THOUGH GS WAS OUT. ASKED ZZZ TO HAVE EQUIP STANDING BY. FLEW VISUAL APCH AND LNDG WITHOUT INCIDENT AND TERMINATED EMER ONCE CLR OF RWY. ONLY PROB WAS ZZZ DID NOT GIVE US ENOUGH SPACING WITH OTHER TFC. TWR WAS TRYING TO PUSH A FLT OFF THE RWY TO GIVE US ROOM THEN GAVE TKOF CLRNC TO ANOTHER FLT RIGHT IN FRONT OF US ON SHORT FINAL; (INTERSECTING RWY). ALMOST HAD TO GO AROUND AS THE ACFT CROSSED OUR RWY WHEN WE WERE AT 200 FT. ALSO; MISSED STEP IN CHKLIST TO INHIBIT FLAP WARNING IN COCKPIT WHICH ADDED TO DISTR. GOOD JOB FOR ZZZ APCH WITH THE HELP; BAD JOB ON ZZZ TWR TO COMPLICATE EMER. CREW EXPERIENCE IN ZZZ AND FLT TIME IN PLANES HELPED US KEEP FOCUS.
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.