An airbus A320 pilot reports of having to perform zero flaps landing after first revenue flight of a...

Attributes
ACN	766948
Time
Date	200712
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : zzz.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	766948
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Flight control problem led to a zero flap landing. I'm really not sure if we did anything wrong. The airplane just came out of heavy maintenance and this was the first revenue flight; so it was knowingly delayed while cabin crew inspected aircraft for discrepancies. There was a sense of urgency; but I informed crew; maintenance control; dispatch and everyone else I could; to take their time and get it all right. Trying to use CRM to address issues. Maybe I should have officially declared an emergency? We did inform controller of flight control failure. Uneventful landing. Maintenance eventually fixed flap lock; and flew back to ZZZ uneventfully.callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated when he positioned the flap handle from one degree setting to level two; the slats extended; although not fully; and no flap movement. He saw an ECAM message that the flaps had 'locked' and they remained that way all the way to the gate. His flight was the first revenue flight after maintenance overhaul when he encountered the zero flaps issue.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN AIRBUS A320 PLT RPTS OF HAVING TO PERFORM ZERO FLAPS LNDG AFTER FIRST REVENUE FLT OF ACFT OUT OF OVERHAUL.

Narrative: FLT CTL PROB LED TO A ZERO FLAP LNDG. I'M REALLY NOT SURE IF WE DID ANYTHING WRONG. THE AIRPLANE JUST CAME OUT OF HEAVY MAINT AND THIS WAS THE FIRST REVENUE FLT; SO IT WAS KNOWINGLY DELAYED WHILE CABIN CREW INSPECTED ACFT FOR DISCREPANCIES. THERE WAS A SENSE OF URGENCY; BUT I INFORMED CREW; MAINT CTL; DISPATCH AND EVERYONE ELSE I COULD; TO TAKE THEIR TIME AND GET IT ALL RIGHT. TRYING TO USE CRM TO ADDRESS ISSUES. MAYBE I SHOULD HAVE OFFICIALLY DECLARED AN EMER? WE DID INFORM CTLR OF FLT CTL FAILURE. UNEVENTFUL LNDG. MAINT EVENTUALLY FIXED FLAP LOCK; AND FLEW BACK TO ZZZ UNEVENTFULLY.CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED WHEN HE POSITIONED THE FLAP HANDLE FROM ONE DEG SETTING TO LEVEL TWO; THE SLATS EXTENDED; ALTHOUGH NOT FULLY; AND NO FLAP MOVEMENT. HE SAW AN ECAM MESSAGE THAT THE FLAPS HAD 'LOCKED' AND THEY REMAINED THAT WAY ALL THE WAY TO THE GATE. HIS FLT WAS THE FIRST REVENUE FLT AFTER MAINT OVERHAUL WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED THE ZERO FLAPS ISSUE.

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.

An airbus A320 pilot reports of having to perform zero flaps landing after first revenue flight of aircraft out of overhaul.