<< >> NASA ASRS Report 980527, November 2011

A B757-200 flight crew reported trailing edge flaps stopped at 20 when 25 was selected on approach. They had a long runway ahead of them; so they continued to a landing after setting a new ref speed.

Attributes
ACN	980527
Time
Date	201111
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Final Approach
Component
Aircraft Component	Trailing Edge Flap
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 210 Flight Crew Total 28000 Flight Crew Type 15000
Person 2
Function	First Officer Pilot Not Flying
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 70 Flight Crew Total 12000 Flight Crew Type 4000
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe

Narrative:

At 1;200 ft put flap handle from 20 to 25; flaps stayed at 20 and [we] got te flap disagree EICAS and light. Put flap handle back to 20. Plane was stable; felt like it was at 20 flaps; set 20 flaps ref plus wind; flaps override switch to override. Assessed runway length and landed uneventfully. Wrote it up and radioed maintenance.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757-200 flight crew reported trailing edge flaps stopped at 20 when 25 was selected on approach. They had a long runway ahead of them; so they continued to a landing after setting a new ref speed.

Narrative: At 1;200 FT put flap handle from 20 to 25; flaps stayed at 20 and [we] got TE FLAP Disagree EICAS and light. Put flap handle back to 20. Plane was stable; felt like it was at 20 flaps; set 20 flaps ref plus wind; Flaps Override switch to override. Assessed runway length and landed uneventfully. Wrote it up and radioed Maintenance.

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.