Narrative:

As we were configuring on final for landing; we received a caution light for a flap malfunction. We went around in order to assess the situation. Go around was uneventful. We entered the downwind and took care of the checklist items. We declared an emergency since we had flaps at 20 degrees and our fuel state was going to be tight if we did not get down soon. I think we were given priority over a couple of other airplanes in the pattern. Landing was uneventful and we taxied to parking. Maintenance is determining the cause of the problem. Supplemental information from acn 766374: I was concerned about our fuel state at this time so I added minimum fuel to my radio call to approach.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 EICAS INDICATED FLAP MALFUNCTION WHILE ON APCH. FLT CREW EXECUTED GAR FOR COMPLETING CHECKLIST PROCS; DECLARED AN EMER AND RETURNED FOR UNEVENTFUL LNDG.

Narrative: AS WE WERE CONFIGURING ON FINAL FOR LNDG; WE RECEIVED A CAUTION LIGHT FOR A FLAP MALFUNCTION. WE WENT AROUND IN ORDER TO ASSESS THE SITUATION. GAR WAS UNEVENTFUL. WE ENTERED THE DOWNWIND AND TOOK CARE OF THE CHKLIST ITEMS. WE DECLARED AN EMER SINCE WE HAD FLAPS AT 20 DEGS AND OUR FUEL STATE WAS GOING TO BE TIGHT IF WE DID NOT GET DOWN SOON. I THINK WE WERE GIVEN PRIORITY OVER A COUPLE OF OTHER AIRPLANES IN THE PATTERN. LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL AND WE TAXIED TO PARKING. MAINT IS DETERMINING THE CAUSE OF THE PROB. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 766374: I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT OUR FUEL STATE AT THIS TIME SO I ADDED MINIMUM FUEL TO MY RADIO CALL TO APCH.

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.