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B737-700 on maintenance ferry is denied use of longer runway required by trailing edge flap problem. Flight crew declares emergency to get ATC cooperation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 724502 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200701 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 724502 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
While on approach to runway 7R; we experienced a split flap indication; trailing edge flaps stuck at 2 degrees right to 5 degrees left. We requested runway 8 from ATC; they denied the request; we declared an emergency in order to get the longer runway; we were taken out of the approach sequence and given a downwind heading/radar vectors for a visual approach to runway 8; we ran the QRH checklist. Then landed without further incident. After landing; we parked the airplane as instructed at the hangar for repairs to be made.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-700 ON MAINT FERRY IS DENIED USE OF LONGER RWY REQUIRED BY TRAILING EDGE FLAP PROBLEM. FLT CREW DECLARES EMERGENCY TO GET ATC COOPERATION.
Narrative: WHILE ON APCH TO RWY 7R; WE EXPERIENCED A SPLIT FLAP INDICATION; TRAILING EDGE FLAPS STUCK AT 2 DEGS R TO 5 DEGS L. WE REQUESTED RWY 8 FROM ATC; THEY DENIED THE REQUEST; WE DECLARED AN EMER IN ORDER TO GET THE LONGER RWY; WE WERE TAKEN OUT OF THE APCH SEQUENCE AND GIVEN A DOWNWIND HDG/RADAR VECTORS FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 8; WE RAN THE QRH CHKLIST. THEN LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AFTER LNDG; WE PARKED THE AIRPLANE AS INSTRUCTED AT THE HANGAR FOR REPAIRS TO BE MADE.
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.