Pitch trim failure on B737-800 causes flight crew to abandon approach to airport with short runways; declare an emergency; and divert to a more suitable airport.

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Attributes
ACN	649602
Time
Date	200503
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zzz.tracon
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 7000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : zzz.tracon tracon : zzz.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-800
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	645602
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Aircraft system failure flight controls. Approach to ZZZ; stabilizer trim failure occurred. Followed QRH procedure; declared emergency and diverted to ZZZ1 where a safe landing occurred.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PITCH TRIM FAILURE ON B737-800 CAUSES FLT CREW TO ABANDON APCH TO ARPT WITH SHORT RWYS; DECLARE AN EMER; AND DIVERT TO A MORE SUITABLE ARPT.

Narrative: ACFT SYS FAILURE FLT CTLS. APCH TO ZZZ; STABILIZER TRIM FAILURE OCCURRED. FOLLOWED QRH PROC; DECLARED EMER AND DIVERTED TO ZZZ1 WHERE A SAFE LNDG OCCURRED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.