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B727 flight crew diverted to nearby airport via ATC vectors after the split flap warning came on during flap extension in preparation for landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 500230 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200101 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : c90.tracon |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : c90.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | ils localizer & glide slope : 31c |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : instrument precision arrival : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 500230 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : split flap indicator other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist controller : issued new clearance flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
While on a heading to intercept the localizer at mdw, we had a split flap indication on our flap gauges. We asked for vectors to ord and landed normally after completing all appropriate checklists.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B727 FLC DIVERTED TO NEARBY ARPT VIA ATC VECTORS AFTER THE SPLIT FLAP WARNING CAME ON DURING FLAP EXTENSION IN PREPARATION FOR LNDG.
Narrative: WHILE ON A HDG TO INTERCEPT THE LOC AT MDW, WE HAD A SPLIT FLAP INDICATION ON OUR FLAP GAUGES. WE ASKED FOR VECTORS TO ORD AND LANDED NORMALLY AFTER COMPLETING ALL APPROPRIATE CHKLISTS.
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.