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Flight crew of a widebody transport declared an emergency on final approach due to the flaps failing to fully extend.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 324026 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199512 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sdq |
| State Reference | FO |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sdz tower : sdq tower : tus |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 324026 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Flaps failed to extend. On approach to sdq, flaps failed to extend beyond 20 degrees. Emergency declared with sdq approach tower. Appropriate operating manual checklist completed. Slat flap 30/20 degrees approach and landing executed to an uneventful landing. Emergency canceled.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A WDB DECLARED AN EMER ON FINAL APCH DUE TO THE FLAPS FAILING TO FULLY EXTEND.
Narrative: FLAPS FAILED TO EXTEND. ON APCH TO SDQ, FLAPS FAILED TO EXTEND BEYOND 20 DEGS. EMER DECLARED WITH SDQ APCH TWR. APPROPRIATE OPERATING MANUAL CHKLIST COMPLETED. SLAT FLAP 30/20 DEGS APCH AND LNDG EXECUTED TO AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG. EMER CANCELED.
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.