An MD80 flight crew received a flap asymmetry message at cruise altitude and continued to dfw withou...

Attributes
ACN	440121
Time
Date	199906
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mmex.artcc
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl single value : 31000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : mmex.artcc tower : mhtg.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	440121
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

En route to dfw, we received a flap asymmetry message on MFDU. We completed all checklist items. The WX was bad everywhere, and we had deviated approximately 85 NM east of course for convective activity. I wanted as long a runway as possible, but the options were very limited due to WX. Because of this -- and the fact that I needed to burn down over 1 hour of fuel anyway -- I elected to continue to dfw for a landing on runway 35L. We declared an emergency with ARTCC, and landed at dfw without incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 FLC RECEIVED A FLAP ASYMMETRY MESSAGE AT CRUISE ALT AND CONTINUED TO DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT.

Narrative: ENRTE TO DFW, WE RECEIVED A FLAP ASYMMETRY MESSAGE ON MFDU. WE COMPLETED ALL CHKLIST ITEMS. THE WX WAS BAD EVERYWHERE, AND WE HAD DEVIATED APPROX 85 NM E OF COURSE FOR CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY. I WANTED AS LONG A RWY AS POSSIBLE, BUT THE OPTIONS WERE VERY LIMITED DUE TO WX. BECAUSE OF THIS -- AND THE FACT THAT I NEEDED TO BURN DOWN OVER 1 HR OF FUEL ANYWAY -- I ELECTED TO CONTINUE TO DFW FOR A LNDG ON RWY 35L. WE DECLARED AN EMER WITH ARTCC, AND LANDED AT DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT.

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.

An MD80 flight crew received a flap asymmetry message at cruise altitude and continued to dfw without incident.