Narrative:

First officer was flying and I was pilot not flying. When we put the flaps to 2 on approach; got the F/control flaps fault/locked ECAM. We got vectors off the approach. Approach asked if we wanted to declare an emergency; and I told him not yet. I wanted to wait and see if we could get the flaps out and land. We accomplished the ECAM; recycling the flaps (a couple of times); still no trailing edge flaps. Leading edge was working okay. Sent dispatch a 'call me' message and they responded with a frequency. Could not make any contact on the frequency given; not sure if it doesn't work down low or what. First officer knew the local frequency. Made contact with the dispatcher and maintenance. An emergency was declared; the decision was made to divert to [nearby airport] due to the increased landing distance; and we vectored around [the area] running the checklist; calculating landing distances; and reviewing approach profiles. (Really came in nice to be so familiar with the abnormal configuration landing charts from the recent proficiency checks.) we were landing with a little over 6;000 pounds of fuel in [original destination]; so we had a few minutes of fuel before we had to get it on the ground. I had added 1;000 pounds of fuel before [departure]; or the fuel would have been more of an issue. I think we shut down with about 4;000 pounds; and that was getting everything done as fast as we could; and no go-around. After conferring with dispatch and maintenance; we finished the checklist; reviewed the abnormal flap/slat landing profile. The approach/landing was uneventful; and [we] taxied clear of the runway; [were] met by the fire/rescue team; and then taxied to the gate. Of course; flaps started working as soon as maintenance tried them at the gate.

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Title: A319 flight crew reported loss of trailing edge flaps on approach. The ran the procedure with no help; declared an emergency; and diverted to a nearby airport that featured longer runways.

Narrative: First Officer was flying and I was pilot not flying. When we put the flaps to 2 on approach; got the F/CTL Flaps fault/Locked ECAM. We got vectors off the approach. Approach asked if we wanted to declare an emergency; and I told him not yet. I wanted to wait and see if we could get the flaps out and land. We accomplished the ECAM; recycling the flaps (a couple of times); still no trailing edge flaps. Leading edge was working okay. Sent Dispatch a 'call me' message and they responded with a frequency. Could not make any contact on the frequency given; not sure if it doesn't work down low or what. First Officer knew the local frequency. Made contact with the Dispatcher and Maintenance. An emergency was declared; the decision was made to divert to [nearby airport] due to the increased landing distance; and we vectored around [the area] running the checklist; calculating landing distances; and reviewing approach profiles. (Really came in nice to be so familiar with the abnormal configuration landing charts from the recent Proficiency Checks.) We were landing with a little over 6;000 LBS of fuel in [original destination]; so we had a few minutes of fuel before we had to get it on the ground. I had added 1;000 LBS of fuel before [departure]; or the fuel would have been more of an issue. I think we shut down with about 4;000 LBS; and that was getting everything done as fast as we could; and no go-around. After conferring with Dispatch and Maintenance; we finished the checklist; reviewed the abnormal flap/slat landing profile. The approach/landing was uneventful; and [we] taxied clear of the runway; [were] met by the fire/rescue team; and then taxied to the gate. Of course; flaps started working as soon as Maintenance tried them at the 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.