Emergency declared by air carrier medium large transport with aircraft equipment problem malfunction. Complains of VFR traffic in proximity of approach route.

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Attributes
ACN	251578
Time
Date	199309
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lax tower : clt
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 125 flight time total : 11500
ASRS Report	251578
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : overcame equipment problem none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 12000 vertical : 500
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

After an otherwise normal flight on the approach to lax, upon initial flap extension, we got a trailing edge flap disagree, EICAS message. Flaps didn't move. We asked for and received permission to abandon the approach while we ran emergency checklists, called for equipment, briefed flight attendants. Alternate system was inoperable also and we planned and briefed a no flap approach and landing. On the approach to runway 25L at 2500 ft MSL we received an RA on TCASII. A VFR at 2000 ft was the apparent conflict. Why a VFR would be out on the approach corridor in reduced visibility is a question. Our approach and landing, following the RA, was normal.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMER DECLARED BY ACR MLG WITH ACFT EQUIP PROB MALFUNCTION. COMPLAINS OF VFR TFC IN PROX OF APCH RTE.

Narrative: AFTER AN OTHERWISE NORMAL FLT ON THE APCH TO LAX, UPON INITIAL FLAP EXTENSION, WE GOT A TRAILING EDGE FLAP DISAGREE, EICAS MESSAGE. FLAPS DIDN'T MOVE. WE ASKED FOR AND RECEIVED PERMISSION TO ABANDON THE APCH WHILE WE RAN EMER CHKLISTS, CALLED FOR EQUIP, BRIEFED FLT ATTENDANTS. ALTERNATE SYS WAS INOPERABLE ALSO AND WE PLANNED AND BRIEFED A NO FLAP APCH AND LNDG. ON THE APCH TO RWY 25L AT 2500 FT MSL WE RECEIVED AN RA ON TCASII. A VFR AT 2000 FT WAS THE APPARENT CONFLICT. WHY A VFR WOULD BE OUT ON THE APCH CORRIDOR IN REDUCED VISIBILITY IS A QUESTION. OUR APCH AND LNDG, FOLLOWING THE RA, WAS NORMAL.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.