A B757-200ER flight crew experienced a trailing edge flap problem on approach and after running the QRH elected to divert to a nearby airport with a longer runway.

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Attributes
ACN	814532
Time
Date	200812
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	814532
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eicas other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Normal approach to airport; gear down flaps 20 degrees commanded and received immediate trailing flaps disagree EICAS alert; master caution; etc. Executed visual missed approach to assess. After determining from QRH that flaps would remain at 20 degrees elected to divert to longer runway at ZZZ. Declared emergency and received clearance to ZZZ where conducted normal smooth 20 degree landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757-200ER FLIGHT CREW EXPERIENCED A TRAILING EDGE FLAP PROBLEM ON APPROACH AND AFTER RUNNING THE QRH ELECTED TO DIVERT TO A NEARBY AIRPORT WITH A LONGER RUNWAY.

Narrative: NORMAL APCH TO ARPT; GEAR DOWN FLAPS 20 DEGS COMMANDED AND RECEIVED IMMEDIATE TRAILING FLAPS DISAGREE EICAS ALERT; MASTER CAUTION; ETC. EXECUTED VISUAL MISSED APCH TO ASSESS. AFTER DETERMINING FROM QRH THAT FLAPS WOULD REMAIN AT 20 DEGS ELECTED TO DIVERT TO LONGER RWY AT ZZZ. DECLARED EMER AND RECEIVED CLRNC TO ZZZ WHERE CONDUCTED NORMAL SMOOTH 20 DEG LNDG.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.