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B757 EICAS indicated flap malfunction while on approach. Flight crew executed go around for completing checklist procedures; declared an emergency and returned for uneventful landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 765629 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200712 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 209 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 4778 |
| ASRS Report | 765629 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 16500 flight time type : 6400 |
| ASRS Report | 766374 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eicas |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
As we were configuring on final for landing; we received a caution light for a flap malfunction. We went around in order to assess the situation. Go around was uneventful. We entered the downwind and took care of the checklist items. We declared an emergency since we had flaps at 20 degrees and our fuel state was going to be tight if we did not get down soon. I think we were given priority over a couple of other airplanes in the pattern. Landing was uneventful and we taxied to parking. Maintenance is determining the cause of the problem. Supplemental information from acn 766374: I was concerned about our fuel state at this time so I added minimum fuel to my radio call to approach.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757 EICAS INDICATED FLAP MALFUNCTION WHILE ON APCH. FLT CREW EXECUTED GAR FOR COMPLETING CHECKLIST PROCS; DECLARED AN EMER AND RETURNED FOR UNEVENTFUL LNDG.
Narrative: AS WE WERE CONFIGURING ON FINAL FOR LNDG; WE RECEIVED A CAUTION LIGHT FOR A FLAP MALFUNCTION. WE WENT AROUND IN ORDER TO ASSESS THE SITUATION. GAR WAS UNEVENTFUL. WE ENTERED THE DOWNWIND AND TOOK CARE OF THE CHKLIST ITEMS. WE DECLARED AN EMER SINCE WE HAD FLAPS AT 20 DEGS AND OUR FUEL STATE WAS GOING TO BE TIGHT IF WE DID NOT GET DOWN SOON. I THINK WE WERE GIVEN PRIORITY OVER A COUPLE OF OTHER AIRPLANES IN THE PATTERN. LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL AND WE TAXIED TO PARKING. MAINT IS DETERMINING THE CAUSE OF THE PROB. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 766374: I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT OUR FUEL STATE AT THIS TIME SO I ADDED MINIMUM FUEL TO MY RADIO CALL TO APCH.
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.