A321 captain reports flaps locked at position 1 during approach. The approach was abandoned and the ...

Attributes
ACN	859261
Time
Date	200911
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A321
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Flap Control (Trailing & Leading Edge)
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Conflict Airborne Conflict

Narrative:

When selecting flaps 2 on the visual the slats extended but the trailing edge flaps locked at 1 or less. We abandoned the approach; ran the ECAM and QRH; and elected to divert after conferring with dispatch. Declared an emergency and proceeded to our alternate. Approximately 25 miles north of our alternate we got a climb RA because of VFR traffic. We climbed in reference to the RA and reported it to ATC. Returned to the assigned altitude and continued for a slats 2; flap 1; flap locked landing. Emergency had a positive outcome because we followed sops and used all resources.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A321 Captain reports flaps locked at position 1 during approach. The approach was abandoned and the flight diverted to a nearby airport with longer runways. VFR traffic was encountered enroute causing a TCAS RA. The flight landed safely with Slats 2; Flaps 1.

Narrative: When selecting Flaps 2 on the visual the slats extended but the trailing edge flaps locked at 1 or less. We abandoned the approach; ran the ECAM and QRH; and elected to divert after conferring with Dispatch. Declared an emergency and proceeded to our alternate. Approximately 25 miles north of our alternate we got a climb RA because of VFR traffic. We climbed in reference to the RA and reported it to ATC. Returned to the assigned altitude and continued for a Slats 2; Flap 1; flap locked landing. Emergency had a positive outcome because we followed SOPs and used all resources.

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.

A321 captain reports flaps locked at position 1 during approach. The approach was abandoned and the flight diverted to a nearby airport with longer runways. VFR traffic was encountered enroute causing a TCAS RA. The flight landed safely with slats 2; flaps 1.