B737-800 captain reports ill passenger during arrival and asymmetrical flaps during approach. QRH is...

Attributes
ACN	820207
Time
Date	200901
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737-800
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Flap/Slat Control System
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Engineer Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 125 Flight Crew Total 12000 Flight Crew Type 586
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness

Narrative:

During the flight; I was informed that a passenger was ill and was being given oxygen. During the approach phase of the flight; I was informed that a doctor was being requested from among the passengers to assist with the passenger. During final approach; the flap handle was placed to the 5 degree position. The flaps were observed to stop asymmetrically with one indicating more than 1 degree and the other less than 2 degrees. The approach was discontinued and vectors were taken from ZZZ approach while the checklists were run. An emergency was declared for the aircraft abnormal and emergency vehicles were requested to stand by. An approach was flown to ZZZ with an uneventful landing. After clearing the runway; we were informed by the flight attendants that paramedics were requested to come to the aircraft to assist our ill passenger. The request was passed along and we proceeded to the gate. Paramedics arrived and assisted the passenger.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-800 Captain reports ill passenger during arrival and asymmetrical flaps during approach. QRH is complied with while doctor attends to passenger. Safe landing ensues.

Narrative: During the flight; I was informed that a passenger was ill and was being given oxygen. During the approach phase of the flight; I was informed that a doctor was being requested from among the passengers to assist with the passenger. During final approach; the flap handle was placed to the 5 degree position. The flaps were observed to stop asymmetrically with one indicating more than 1 degree and the other less than 2 degrees. The approach was discontinued and vectors were taken from ZZZ Approach while the checklists were run. An emergency was declared for the aircraft abnormal and emergency vehicles were requested to stand by. An approach was flown to ZZZ with an uneventful landing. After clearing the runway; we were informed by the Flight Attendants that paramedics were requested to come to the aircraft to assist our ill passenger. The request was passed along and we proceeded to the gate. Paramedics arrived and assisted the passenger.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

B737-800 captain reports ill passenger during arrival and asymmetrical flaps during approach. QRH is complied with while doctor attends to passenger. Safe landing ensues.