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B737-300 flight crew experienced temporary flap malfunction. Make go around to investigate and return to land.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 719434 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200612 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ord.airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2300 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ord.tower tracon : d01.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | landing : go around |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 719434 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 5000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : flap in transit warning light |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On approach to ord at OM; put gear down and selected flaps 10 degrees. Amber leading edge transit light remained on and #1 slat indicated amber on overhead panel. Executed go around and coordination with maintenance and dispatch and decided to land flaps 15 degrees per flight manual. On approach to runway 27L with gear down selected flaps 15 degrees and got green light on forward panel and overhead panel. Decided to just land with flaps 30 degrees. After landing cycled flaps and never got problem to return.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-300 FLT CREW EXPERIENCED TEMPORARY FLAP MALFUNCTION. MAKE GAR TO INVESTIGATE AND RETURN TO LAND.
Narrative: ON APCH TO ORD AT OM; PUT GEAR DOWN AND SELECTED FLAPS 10 DEGS. AMBER LEADING EDGE TRANSIT LIGHT REMAINED ON AND #1 SLAT INDICATED AMBER ON OVERHEAD PANEL. EXECUTED GAR AND COORD WITH MAINT AND DISPATCH AND DECIDED TO LAND FLAPS 15 DEGS PER FLT MANUAL. ON APCH TO RWY 27L WITH GEAR DOWN SELECTED FLAPS 15 DEGS AND GOT GREEN LIGHT ON FORWARD PANEL AND OVERHEAD PANEL. DECIDED TO JUST LAND WITH FLAPS 30 DEGS. AFTER LNDG CYCLED FLAPS AND NEVER GOT PROB TO RETURN.
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.