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B737-800 flight crew experienced a flap asymmetry during approach; flaps would not retract during go-around. Eventually diverted and landed in emergency condition.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1065612 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201302 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Flap Control (Trailing & Leading Edge) |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
Flaps split while configuring for landing [somewhere] less than 30 degrees. Executed a missed approach and declared an emergency with ATC; and diverted and landed uneventfully. Unable to retract flaps on missed approach.it was a repeated item in the logbook and signed off.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-800 flight crew experienced a flap asymmetry during approach; flaps would not retract during go-around. Eventually diverted and landed in emergency condition.
Narrative: Flaps split while configuring for landing [somewhere] less than 30 degrees. Executed a missed approach and declared an emergency with ATC; and diverted and landed uneventfully. Unable to retract flaps on missed approach.It was a repeated item in the logbook and signed off.
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.