A320 crew had the trailing edge flaps lock out during extension at ord.

Attributes
ACN	559606
Time
Date	200209
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl single value : 5000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : c90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer only : 27l other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : instrument non precision
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time type : 383
ASRS Report	559606
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : ecam flt ctl flap warning other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	aircraft : equipment problem dissipated controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist flight crew : executed go around other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Flight uneventful until I called for flaps 2 degrees while on the localizer runway 27L ord. I was PF. Got warning lights and ECAM for flight control flap. Trailing edge flaps appeared to be jammed at a position between 1-2 degrees. We abandoned approach and declared an emergency after captain ran checklist and was unable to get flaps to move since we thought we would be landing without flaps. While holding over lake michigan, we contacted maintenance controller/dispatch and they gave us a procedure to follow pulling circuit breakers and it resolved problem. Landed and taxied back normally.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 CREW HAD THE TRAILING EDGE FLAPS LOCK OUT DURING EXTENSION AT ORD.

Narrative: FLT UNEVENTFUL UNTIL I CALLED FOR FLAPS 2 DEGS WHILE ON THE LOC RWY 27L ORD. I WAS PF. GOT WARNING LIGHTS AND ECAM FOR FLT CTL FLAP. TRAILING EDGE FLAPS APPEARED TO BE JAMMED AT A POS BTWN 1-2 DEGS. WE ABANDONED APCH AND DECLARED AN EMER AFTER CAPT RAN CHKLIST AND WAS UNABLE TO GET FLAPS TO MOVE SINCE WE THOUGHT WE WOULD BE LNDG WITHOUT FLAPS. WHILE HOLDING OVER LAKE MICHIGAN, WE CONTACTED MAINT CTLR/DISPATCH AND THEY GAVE US A PROC TO FOLLOW PULLING CIRCUIT BREAKERS AND IT RESOLVED PROB. LANDED AND TAXIED BACK NORMALLY.

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.