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An A320 flight crew declared an emergency and performed a zero flap landing when their flaps failed to extend.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 769412 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200801 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 8000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Weather Elements | Ice |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : s56.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent : holding |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 769412 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : ecam other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Selected flaps 2 degrees indication slats only with ECAM warning; performed ECAM actions and QRH procedures after executing missed approach. Proceeded to holding pattern and advised ATC to declare emergency when apparent a no-flap landing would result. Advised passenger; ATC; and company and made uneventful landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A320 FLT CREW DECLARED AN EMER AND PERFORMED A ZERO FLAP LNDG WHEN THEIR FLAPS FAILED TO EXTEND.
Narrative: SELECTED FLAPS 2 DEGS INDICATION SLATS ONLY WITH ECAM WARNING; PERFORMED ECAM ACTIONS AND QRH PROCS AFTER EXECUTING MISSED APCH. PROCEEDED TO HOLDING PATTERN AND ADVISED ATC TO DECLARE EMER WHEN APPARENT A NO-FLAP LNDG WOULD RESULT. ADVISED PAX; ATC; AND COMPANY AND MADE UNEVENTFUL LNDG.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.