<< >> NASA ASRS Report 813288, November 2008

B757 first officer reports trailing edge flap asymmetry EICAS message during approach. Crew goes around; complies with QRH; and makes uneventful flaps 20 landing.

Attributes
ACN	813288
Time
Date	200811
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 1500
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 12500 flight time type : 7300
ASRS Report	813288
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eicas
Resolutory Action	flight crew : executed go around
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

I was the first officer on the last leg of a 1-DAY out-and-back. On a visual approach at 1500 ft; the EICAS alerted us to a trailing edge flap asymmetry along with the warning light. We executed a go around and got vectors back for a flaps 20 degree landing after completing the checklists. The captain elected to have the fire trucks wait at the end of the runway because we also had an MEL'ed reverser inoperative. The landing was normal and we taxied to the gate while the fire trucks followed.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 FO REPORTS TRAILING EDGE FLAP ASYMMETRY EICAS MESSAGE DURING APPROACH. CREW GOES AROUND; COMPLIES WITH QRH; AND MAKES UNEVENTFUL FLAPS 20 LANDING.

Narrative: I WAS THE FO ON THE LAST LEG OF A 1-DAY OUT-AND-BACK. ON A VISUAL APCH AT 1500 FT; THE EICAS ALERTED US TO A TRAILING EDGE FLAP ASYMMETRY ALONG WITH THE WARNING LIGHT. WE EXECUTED A GAR AND GOT VECTORS BACK FOR A FLAPS 20 DEG LNDG AFTER COMPLETING THE CHKLISTS. THE CAPT ELECTED TO HAVE THE FIRE TRUCKS WAIT AT THE END OF THE RWY BECAUSE WE ALSO HAD AN MEL'ED REVERSER INOP. THE LNDG WAS NORMAL AND WE TAXIED TO THE GATE WHILE THE FIRE TRUCKS FOLLOWED.

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.