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Air carrier captain reported flaps failed on extension for landing. An emergency was declared and safe landing followed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1027004 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201207 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Flap Control (Trailing & Leading Edge) |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 123 Flight Crew Total 20522 Flight Crew Type 6945 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
Upon selecting flaps 2 for landing received ECAM message - flight/controls - flaps locked/alignment fault. Told ATC we needed to hold. Ran checklists and computed landing distance and approach speed for configuration. [Sent message] to dispatch and [maintenance]. No additional items from them. By now had advised passengers and flight attendants of situation. [We] landed longest runway [available]. [We] had fire trucks standing by in case of excessively hot brakes. [We] did not apply brakes until below 90 KTS. Exited runway with 2;000 plus ft remaining; taxied to gate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier Captain reported flaps failed on extension for landing. An emergency was declared and safe landing followed.
Narrative: Upon selecting flaps 2 for landing received ECAM message - flight/controls - flaps locked/alignment fault. Told ATC we needed to hold. Ran checklists and computed landing distance and approach speed for configuration. [Sent message] to Dispatch and [Maintenance]. No additional items from them. By now had advised passengers and flight attendants of situation. [We] landed longest runway [available]. [We] had fire trucks standing by in case of excessively hot brakes. [We] did not apply brakes until below 90 KTS. Exited runway with 2;000 plus FT remaining; taxied to gate.
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.