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MD80 experienced failure of the automatic slat system while on approach. Go around was conducted and flight returned for emergency landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 785600 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200805 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 3000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : zzz.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| 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 |
| ASRS Report | 785600 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| ASRS Report | 785601 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : executed go around |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Subject: exercise of emergency authority/authorized. On final to landing; upon selecting flaps 15 degrees; the automatic slat fail light illuminated steady. Informed approach control that we will most likely need to abort our landing. Approach not cooperative and instructed us to contact tower. I declared an emergency and requested a go around in order to ascertain and evaluate the safety of the aircraft for the landing confign. After completing the QRH procedures and all remaining checklists; the aircraft landed safely and uneventfully. Normal taxi to gate with a write-up after parking checklist.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD80 EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE AUTO SLAT SYSTEM WHILE ON APCH. GAR WAS CONDUCTED AND FLT RETURNED FOR EMER LNDG.
Narrative: SUBJECT: EXERCISE OF EMER AUTH. ON FINAL TO LNDG; UPON SELECTING FLAPS 15 DEGS; THE AUTO SLAT FAIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED STEADY. INFORMED APCH CTL THAT WE WILL MOST LIKELY NEED TO ABORT OUR LNDG. APCH NOT COOPERATIVE AND INSTRUCTED US TO CONTACT TWR. I DECLARED AN EMER AND REQUESTED A GAR IN ORDER TO ASCERTAIN AND EVALUATE THE SAFETY OF THE ACFT FOR THE LNDG CONFIGN. AFTER COMPLETING THE QRH PROCS AND ALL REMAINING CHKLISTS; THE ACFT LANDED SAFELY AND UNEVENTFULLY. NORMAL TAXI TO GATE WITH A WRITE-UP AFTER PARKING CHKLIST.
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.