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A C402 captain reported the aircraft's flaps stuck at 15 degrees on approach so he executed a go around; completed the QRH and landed without incident.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 956919 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201107 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Tower |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 402/402C/B379 Businessliner/Utiliner |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Flap Control (Trailing & Leading Edge) |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
On visual approach to runway xx; I conducted the in-range flow and extended the flaps to 15 degrees. I then began the landing flow; and when I moved the flap handle to 30 degrees; there was no movement of the flap indicator; no associated flap movement noise or expected change in feeling of airplane. At this time I was at approximately 1000 MSL (400 AGL) and chose to go around to run the QRH and sort out the issue. Upon reaching pattern altitude (1600 MSL) I entered a wide traffic pattern and consulted the QRH. After confirming that the circuit breaker for the flap motor was in; I determined that the flaps were stuck and would not move in either direction. I then advised ATC that I would return for a landing on runway xx; which was approved. I ran all appropriate flows and consulted the QRH in place of the normal before landing checklist. The landing was accomplished without incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C402 Captain reported the aircraft's flaps stuck at 15 degrees on approach so he executed a go around; completed the QRH and landed without incident.
Narrative: On visual approach to Runway XX; I conducted the in-range flow and extended the flaps to 15 degrees. I then began the landing flow; and when I moved the flap handle to 30 degrees; there was no movement of the flap indicator; no associated flap movement noise or expected change in feeling of airplane. At this time I was at approximately 1000 MSL (400 AGL) and chose to go around to run the QRH and sort out the issue. Upon reaching pattern altitude (1600 MSL) I entered a wide traffic pattern and consulted the QRH. After confirming that the circuit breaker for the flap motor was in; I determined that the flaps were stuck and would not move in either direction. I then advised ATC that I would return for a landing on Runway XX; which was approved. I ran all appropriate flows and consulted the QRH in place of the normal Before Landing checklist. The landing was accomplished without incident.
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.