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A B757 EICAS alerted te flap asym after flaps 1 was selected so the crew declared an emergency; completed all the checklists and landed at the filed destination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1010516 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201205 |
| 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 | Initial Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Trailing Edge Flap |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 140 Flight Crew Total 22000 Flight Crew Type 9000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
First officer flying: speed approximately 230 KTS; flaps 1 were called for. Flaps stopped between 0 and 1 with an EICAS 'te flap asym.' vectored off to the west; ATC set us in a box pattern. [We] completed all checklist items; performance; and runway limits. Talked to dispatch and maintenance; decision was made to proceed to our filed destination. I declared an emergency; I became the pilot flying and landed without incident. Airplane weight approximately 173;000 pounds; ref 163; bug 170 with the 14 KT wind.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757 EICAS alerted TE FLAP ASYM after flaps 1 was selected so the crew declared an emergency; completed all the checklists and landed at the filed destination.
Narrative: First Officer flying: Speed approximately 230 KTS; flaps 1 were called for. Flaps stopped between 0 and 1 with an EICAS 'TE FLAP ASYM.' Vectored off to the west; ATC set us in a box pattern. [We] completed all checklist items; performance; and Runway limits. Talked to Dispatch and Maintenance; decision was made to proceed to our filed destination. I declared an emergency; I became the pilot flying and landed without incident. Airplane weight approximately 173;000 LBS; Ref 163; Bug 170 with the 14 KT wind.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.