An A320 flight crew diverted to a nearby airport with longer runways when the flaps failed to extend...

Attributes
ACN	873356
Time
Date	201002
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Flap Control (Trailing & Leading Edge)
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 230 Flight Crew Total 21800 Flight Crew Type 3045
Person 2
Function	First Officer Pilot Not Flying
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 148 Flight Crew Total 6500 Flight Crew Type 2660
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe

Narrative:

During approach to our destination; a 'flight control flap lock' ECAM annunciated during flap handle movement from position one to two. Delay vectors were provided as the issue was clarified via ECAM and irregular procedure. Ultimately no further flap extension was possible. Verbal contact was initiated with dispatch and a divert was coordinated; accounting for proximity and runway length. An emergency was declared with ATC; the flight attendants were advised; and passengers were briefed. An uneventful partial-flap landing was made at a suitable nearby airport with emergency equipment standing by.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An A320 flight crew diverted to a nearby airport with longer runways when the flaps failed to extend beyond position one during approach to their destination.

Narrative: During approach to our destination; a 'Flight Control Flap Lock' ECAM annunciated during flap handle movement from position one to two. Delay vectors were provided as the issue was clarified via ECAM and irregular procedure. Ultimately no further flap extension was possible. Verbal contact was initiated with Dispatch and a divert was coordinated; accounting for proximity and runway length. An emergency was declared with ATC; the Flight Attendants were advised; and passengers were briefed. An uneventful partial-flap landing was made at a suitable nearby airport with emergency equipment standing by.

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.