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A B737-800's stabilizer trim failed during climb out. An emergency was declared with a return to land.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 798738 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200808 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 23000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 798738 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
During climb out electric stabilizer trim became inoperative. Leveled at FL230 and held until QRH procedure and fuel burn below maximum landing weight. Emergency landing and diversion to ZZZ was uneventful and no special handling required.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-800'S STAB TRIM FAILED DURING CLB OUT. AN EMER WAS DECLARED WITH A RETURN TO LAND.
Narrative: DURING CLBOUT ELECTRIC STABILIZER TRIM BECAME INOP. LEVELED AT FL230 AND HELD UNTIL QRH PROC AND FUEL BURN BELOW MAX LNDG WT. EMER LNDG AND DIVERSION TO ZZZ WAS UNEVENTFUL AND NO SPECIAL HANDLING REQUIRED.
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.