B727 flight crew experiences asymmetrical trailing edge flaps on approach.

Attributes
ACN	318472
Time
Date	199510
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lga
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90 tower : lga
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 192 flight time total : 12135 flight time type : 9788
ASRS Report	318472
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On approach to runway 22, lga, we experienced asymmetrical outboard trailing edge flaps. Went around and asked for delay vectors to the northeast. Asked to land on runway 31 because it was into the wind which was 290 degrees 15 KTS. After running the checklist, the flaps became symmetrical again. We landed on runway 31, normally.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 FLC EXPERIENCES ASYMMETRICAL TRAILING EDGE FLAPS ON APCH.

Narrative: ON APCH TO RWY 22, LGA, WE EXPERIENCED ASYMMETRICAL OUTBOARD TRAILING EDGE FLAPS. WENT AROUND AND ASKED FOR DELAY VECTORS TO THE NE. ASKED TO LAND ON RWY 31 BECAUSE IT WAS INTO THE WIND WHICH WAS 290 DEGS 15 KTS. AFTER RUNNING THE CHKLIST, THE FLAPS BECAME SYMMETRICAL AGAIN. WE LANDED ON RWY 31, NORMALLY.

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.