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A B757-200 flight crew encountered a te flap disagree EICAS message on short final with minimum fuel on board. Determining the aircraft was flying normally and the flaps were indicating 19 degrees they opted to reset vref for 20 degrees of flap and land forthwith rather than executing a go around and undertaking time (and fuel) consuming trouble shooting efforts.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 965997 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201108 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Flap Control (Trailing & Leading Edge) |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue |
Narrative:
On final approach at approximately 1;800 MSL the trailing edge (te) flap annunciator and te flap disagree EICAS message were displayed. Flaps 20 was the selected position and flap position was indicating 19. Gear was already down and fuel state was critical (approximately 7;300 pounds). We reset vref to the appropriate flaps 20 speed and selected the GPWS flap override switch to override. After declaring an emergency and transferring aircraft control to the captain; we landed uneventfully and were inspected by crash fire rescue equipment. We checked the brake cooling chart and were in the normal operating range. We elected to taxi to the gate with a crash fire rescue equipment escort; gate arrival fuel 6;800 pounds.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757-200 flight crew encountered a TE Flap Disagree EICAS message on short final with minimum fuel on board. Determining the aircraft was flying normally and the flaps were indicating 19 degrees they opted to reset Vref for 20 degrees of flap and land forthwith rather than executing a go around and undertaking time (and fuel) consuming trouble shooting efforts.
Narrative: On final approach at approximately 1;800 MSL the Trailing Edge (TE) Flap annunciator and TE flap disagree EICAS message were displayed. Flaps 20 was the selected position and flap position was indicating 19. Gear was already down and fuel state was critical (approximately 7;300 LBS). We reset Vref to the appropriate flaps 20 speed and selected the GPWS flap override switch to override. After declaring an emergency and transferring aircraft control to the Captain; we landed uneventfully and were inspected by CFR. We checked the brake cooling chart and were in the normal operating range. We elected to taxi to the gate with a CFR escort; gate arrival fuel 6;800 LBS.
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.