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A320 flight crew experienced a flap failure on approach; executed a go-around to run the ECAM and accomplished an uneventful landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 900213 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201007 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ORD.Airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying First Officer |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 110 Flight Crew Total 22500 Flight Crew Type 900 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Captain |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
On approach first officer pilot flying. While configuring to land from flaps 1 to flaps 2 received ECAM F/control flaps locked - alignment fault. I maintained altitude and initiated a missed approach. Speed was flown at 180 KTS and we maintained the existing flap configuration of F2. Approach control vectored us out for an extended downwind while the captain contacted dispatch and maintenance. We completed the flight manual procedures for the abnormal configuration landing; including receiving adjusted landing distance information from dispatch. We switched to the longer runway for landing. The approach and landing were flown at configuration 2. The captain; having a vastly superior amount of airbus experience landed the aircraft. Approach and landing were nominal.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 flight crew experienced a flap failure on approach; executed a go-around to run the ECAM and accomplished an uneventful landing.
Narrative: On approach First Officer pilot flying. While configuring to land from flaps 1 to flaps 2 received ECAM F/CTL FLAPS LOCKED - Alignment Fault. I maintained altitude and initiated a missed approach. Speed was flown at 180 KTS and we maintained the existing flap configuration of F2. Approach Control vectored us out for an extended downwind while the Captain contacted Dispatch and Maintenance. We completed the Flight Manual procedures for the abnormal configuration landing; including receiving adjusted landing distance information from Dispatch. We switched to the longer runway for landing. The approach and landing were flown at Configuration 2. The Captain; having a vastly superior amount of Airbus experience landed the aircraft. Approach and landing were nominal.
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.