A B777 captain called for flaps 30 at 180 KTS before landing causing the flap load relief to activat...

Attributes
ACN	849354
Time
Date	200908
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	JFK.Airport
State Reference	NY
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Final Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Flap Control (Trailing & Leading Edge)
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Person 2
Function	First Officer Pilot Not Flying
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Speed All Types

Narrative:

Requested by ATC to maintain speed of 180 KTS until FAF (1400FT). Maintained speed and then called for flaps 30 when the speed was above max extension speed of 170 KTS. The first officer and I caught my mistake right away and the placed the flap handle back to 25. It was so quick that the flaps barely moved beyond 20. I immediately slowed to below 170 KTS and we extended the flaps to the 30 position. Normal landing. This situation may have happened because of wanting to observe the 180 KTS a little to long; a bit tired from the midnight wake up and then rushing to meet the stabilized approach criteria. I am very careful not to ever exceed an aircraft limit and in this case I'm not sure it did occur...but is was close.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B777 Captain called for Flaps 30 at 180 KTS before landing causing the FLAP LOAD RELIEF to activate. The flap handle was returned to 25 until the aircraft slowed to 170 KTS. Fatigue and time pressure were factors.

Narrative: Requested by ATC to maintain speed of 180 KTS until FAF (1400FT). Maintained speed and then called for flaps 30 when the speed was above max extension speed of 170 KTS. The First Officer and I caught my mistake right away and the placed the flap handle back to 25. It was so quick that the flaps barely moved beyond 20. I immediately slowed to below 170 KTS and we extended the flaps to the 30 position. Normal landing. This situation may have happened because of wanting to observe the 180 KTS a little to long; a bit tired from the midnight wake up and then rushing to meet the stabilized approach criteria. I am very careful not to ever exceed an aircraft limit and in this case I'm not sure it did occur...but is was close.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

A B777 captain called for flaps 30 at 180 KTS before landing causing the flap load relief to activate. The flap handle was returned to 25 until the aircraft slowed to 170 KTS. Fatigue and time pressure were factors.