B737-200 crew had aircraft flaps lockout departing lga.

Attributes
ACN	515392
Time
Date	200106
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lga.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl single value : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : initial ground : maintenance
Route In Use	departure : 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 : 220 flight time total : 9600 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	515392
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

The flaps would not retract and after several tries found they would not extend. They were stuck in between 2-5 degrees. We tried to lower them on an approach to lga. After they would not come down. We went to ewr where we made a flaps up approach at 180 KTS which was about 50 KTS faster than normal, as required by emergency checklist. An emergency was declared and we made a normal landing. A few actions that could have helped me would be to take a little time and not be as rushed. Also, informing the flight attendants a little more thoroughly would have helped. Though they prepped the cabin on their own, a better briefing would have helped. We were well prepared for a no-flaps landing by simulator course and instruction.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-200 CREW HAD ACFT FLAPS LOCKOUT DEPARTING LGA.

Narrative: THE FLAPS WOULD NOT RETRACT AND AFTER SEVERAL TRIES FOUND THEY WOULD NOT EXTEND. THEY WERE STUCK IN BTWN 2-5 DEGS. WE TRIED TO LOWER THEM ON AN APCH TO LGA. AFTER THEY WOULD NOT COME DOWN. WE WENT TO EWR WHERE WE MADE A FLAPS UP APCH AT 180 KTS WHICH WAS ABOUT 50 KTS FASTER THAN NORMAL, AS REQUIRED BY EMER CHKLIST. AN EMER WAS DECLARED AND WE MADE A NORMAL LNDG. A FEW ACTIONS THAT COULD HAVE HELPED ME WOULD BE TO TAKE A LITTLE TIME AND NOT BE AS RUSHED. ALSO, INFORMING THE FLT ATTENDANTS A LITTLE MORE THOROUGHLY WOULD HAVE HELPED. THOUGH THEY PREPPED THE CABIN ON THEIR OWN, A BETTER BRIEFING WOULD HAVE HELPED. WE WERE WELL PREPARED FOR A NO-FLAPS LNDG BY SIMULATOR COURSE AND INSTRUCTION.

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.