Flight crew of a B737-300 landed with only partial flap and emergency equipment standing by since the flap transit light came on when flaps were set at only 5 degrees. A successful, and uneventful landing was subsequently made.

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Attributes
ACN	355060
Time
Date	199612
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : clt
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : clt tower : clt
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	other other : other pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	355060
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
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:

Upon extension of flaps to 5 degrees, the flap transit light on forward instrument panel came on. Complied with procedure in pilot's manual 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: FLC OF A B737-300 LANDED WITH ONLY PARTIAL FLAP AND EMER EQUIP STANDING BY SINCE THE FLAP TRANSIT LIGHT CAME ON WHEN FLAPS WERE SET AT ONLY 5 DEGS. A SUCCESSFUL, AND UNEVENTFUL LNDG WAS SUBSEQUENTLY MADE.

Narrative: UPON EXTENSION OF FLAPS TO 5 DEGS, THE FLAP TRANSIT LIGHT ON FORWARD INST PANEL CAME ON. COMPLIED WITH PROC IN PLT'S MANUAL 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.