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B737-300 when extending flaps to 5 degrees had transit light (amber) on. Followed SOP and requested long runway 18R. Controller declared an emergency when advised of the abnormal condition.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 354531 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199612 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : clt |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4600 msl bound upper : 4600 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : clt |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach other |
| Route In Use | arrival star : star |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 12500 flight time type : 3500 |
| ASRS Report | 354531 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Upon extension of flaps to 5 degrees, the flap transit light (amber) on forward panel illuminated. Complied with procedures in pilots handbook and landed on runway 18R in clt. Requested long runway 18R and ATC declared emergency after we notified them of abnormal condition.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-300 WHEN EXTENDING FLAPS TO 5 DEGS HAD TRANSIT LIGHT (AMBER) ON. FOLLOWED SOP AND REQUESTED LONG RWY 18R. CTLR DECLARED AN EMER WHEN ADVISED OF THE ABNORMAL CONDITION.
Narrative: UPON EXTENSION OF FLAPS TO 5 DEGS, THE FLAP TRANSIT LIGHT (AMBER) ON FORWARD PANEL ILLUMINATED. COMPLIED WITH PROCS IN PLTS HANDBOOK AND LANDED ON RWY 18R IN CLT. REQUESTED LONG RWY 18R AND ATC DECLARED EMER AFTER WE NOTIFIED THEM OF ABNORMAL CONDITION.
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.