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A gulfstream III made a flaps up landing after a previously suspected, but not investigated, flap discrepancy.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 634298 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200410 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pwk.airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : mdw.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Gulfstream III |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 198.6 flight time total : 13562.7 flight time type : 977.1 |
| ASRS Report | 634298 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : briefing contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : fault isolation |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
I was flying a giii out of pwk to dvt. Climbing out of pwk I observed what I thought to be the flaps retracting slow. On landing at dvt, again observed what I thought to be slow flap travel. I called the company director of maintenance and explained this to him. He could not find anything that gave a time for flap travel and directed me to go to long beach and have gulfstream service center look at them before our next revenue flight. Upon approach to lgb, I could not get the flaps down and landed flaps up. In the future if I have a problem, I will use my command authority/authorized as PIC to have an inspection done before any departure.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A GULFSTREAM III MADE A FLAPS UP LNDG AFTER A PREVIOUSLY SUSPECTED, BUT NOT INVESTIGATED, FLAP DISCREPANCY.
Narrative: I WAS FLYING A GIII OUT OF PWK TO DVT. CLBING OUT OF PWK I OBSERVED WHAT I THOUGHT TO BE THE FLAPS RETRACTING SLOW. ON LNDG AT DVT, AGAIN OBSERVED WHAT I THOUGHT TO BE SLOW FLAP TRAVEL. I CALLED THE COMPANY DIRECTOR OF MAINT AND EXPLAINED THIS TO HIM. HE COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING THAT GAVE A TIME FOR FLAP TRAVEL AND DIRECTED ME TO GO TO LONG BEACH AND HAVE GULFSTREAM SVC CTR LOOK AT THEM BEFORE OUR NEXT REVENUE FLT. UPON APCH TO LGB, I COULD NOT GET THE FLAPS DOWN AND LANDED FLAPS UP. IN THE FUTURE IF I HAVE A PROB, I WILL USE MY COMMAND AUTH AS PIC TO HAVE AN INSPECTION DONE BEFORE ANY DEP.
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.