A B737-800 flight crew experienced loss of trailing edge flaps and landed with leading edge devices ...

Attributes
ACN	808371
Time
Date	200810
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-800
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
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	808371
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

Flap asymmetry; landed with leading edge flaps only. Problem created by repeat maintenance item that has not been addressed aggressively. This aircraft had same emergency 2 days previously.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-800 FLT CREW EXPERIENCED LOSS OF TRAILING EDGE FLAPS AND LANDED WITH LEADING EDGE DEVICES ONLY.

Narrative: FLAP ASYMMETRY; LANDED WITH LEADING EDGE FLAPS ONLY. PROB CREATED BY REPEAT MAINT ITEM THAT HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED AGGRESSIVELY. THIS ACFT HAD SAME EMER 2 DAYS PREVIOUSLY.

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.

A B737-800 flight crew experienced loss of trailing edge flaps and landed with leading edge devices only.