<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1045154, October 2012

A B767-300 EICAS alerted le flap asym EICAS when flaps 1 was selected. This aircraft had a previous history of this anomaly so the crew was prepared for it; had the equipment standing by and completed the abnormal landing.

Attributes
ACN	1045154
Time
Date	201210
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Trailing Edge Flap
Person 1
Function	Pilot Not Flying First Officer
Person 2
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Maintenance

Narrative:

The flight paperwork contained information that aircraft had a documented history of of EICAS messages; including flap asymmetry that could result in inop autobrakes; thrust reversers and or auto spoilers on landing. The captain and I discussed this before arriving at the aircraft and during the preflight brief. Flight was normal until the flaps were selected to 1 and we received a message.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B767-300 EICAS alerted LE FLAP ASYM EICAS when flaps 1 was selected. This aircraft had a previous history of this anomaly so the crew was prepared for it; had the equipment standing by and completed the abnormal landing.

Narrative: The flight paperwork contained information that aircraft had a documented history of of EICAS messages; including flap asymmetry that could result in inop autobrakes; thrust reversers and or auto spoilers on landing. The Captain and I discussed this before arriving at the aircraft and during the preflight brief. Flight was normal until the flaps were selected to 1 and we received a message.

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.