MD83 flight crew had flaps MEL'ed for 28 degrees only; lands with 40 degrees.

Attributes
ACN	709565
Time
Date	200609
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ict.airport
State Reference	KS
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ict.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	709565
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	709429
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft Company
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Prior to departure; I noticed on the paperwork that we had a cdl item that prevented us from using 40 degree flaps for landing. We also had an APU problem that needed to be fixed and were coming up on departure time. En route we had WX deviations and 3 runway changes at the last min. We were supposed to land on the short runway (7200 ft) so we chose to land with 40 degrees flaps. Because of the distrs we didn't catch the fact that we were limited to 28 degrees flaps. After landing; we realized that we landed with the wrong flap setting. Maintenance did an inspection of the aircraft and found nothing wrong. It would be a great help for us and for other crews; to prevent this from happening again; if a placard is posted on or near the flap handle that stated the 28 degree flap landing requirement.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD83 FLT CREW HAD FLAPS MEL'ED FOR 28 DEGS ONLY; LANDS WITH 40 DEGS.

Narrative: PRIOR TO DEP; I NOTICED ON THE PAPERWORK THAT WE HAD A CDL ITEM THAT PREVENTED US FROM USING 40 DEG FLAPS FOR LNDG. WE ALSO HAD AN APU PROB THAT NEEDED TO BE FIXED AND WERE COMING UP ON DEP TIME. ENRTE WE HAD WX DEVS AND 3 RWY CHANGES AT THE LAST MIN. WE WERE SUPPOSED TO LAND ON THE SHORT RWY (7200 FT) SO WE CHOSE TO LAND WITH 40 DEGS FLAPS. BECAUSE OF THE DISTRS WE DIDN'T CATCH THE FACT THAT WE WERE LIMITED TO 28 DEGS FLAPS. AFTER LNDG; WE REALIZED THAT WE LANDED WITH THE WRONG FLAP SETTING. MAINT DID AN INSPECTION OF THE ACFT AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. IT WOULD BE A GREAT HELP FOR US AND FOR OTHER CREWS; TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN; IF A PLACARD IS POSTED ON OR NEAR THE FLAP HANDLE THAT STATED THE 28 DEG FLAP LNDG REQUIREMENT.

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.