Narrative:

We experienced a stuck left needle on the outbound flap indicator. The needle became stuck on flap retraction from 5 degree to 2 degree flaps and stayed between the 2 degree and 5 degree position. As a precaution we reviewed the trailing edge flap malfunction abnormal procedure. We called maintenance and troubleshot the gauge failure by bringing the flaps from 5 degrees to 2 degrees to 0 degrees noting no aircraft roll tendency and all led lights indicated normal. Maintenance concurred and confirmed a gauge failure and stated we could press on to ewr. As a further safety precaution we used the abnormal flap landing procedure.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B727 EXPERIENCED LEFT OUTBOARD TRAILING EDGE FLAP INDICATOR FAILURE REQUIRING USE FOR ABNORMAL FLAP LNDG PROCS.

Narrative: WE EXPERIENCED A STUCK LEFT NEEDLE ON THE OUTBOUND FLAP INDICATOR. THE NEEDLE BECAME STUCK ON FLAP RETRACTION FROM 5 DEG TO 2 DEG FLAPS AND STAYED BETWEEN THE 2 DEG AND 5 DEG POS. AS A PRECAUTION WE REVIEWED THE TRAILING EDGE FLAP MALFUNCTION ABNORMAL PROC. WE CALLED MAINT AND TROUBLESHOT THE GAUGE FAILURE BY BRINGING THE FLAPS FROM 5 DEGS TO 2 DEGS TO 0 DEGS NOTING NO ACFT ROLL TENDENCY AND ALL LED LIGHTS INDICATED NORMAL. MAINT CONCURRED AND CONFIRMED A GAUGE FAILURE AND STATED WE COULD PRESS ON TO EWR. AS A FURTHER SAFETY PRECAUTION WE USED THE ABNORMAL FLAP LNDG PROC.

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.