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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 737-3H4 · Oakland, CA · August 17, 2008

Date: August 17, 2008 · 15:00 local
Place: Oakland, CA
Airport: Metropolitan Oakland International
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: SWAA
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N324SW
Reported as: Boeing 7373H4
Reported engine: CFM563
People aboard: 103
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 11,000 total10,892 in this make and model184 in the last 90 days

N324SWRegistration cancelled Dec 31, 2009 · Boeing 737-3H4S/N 23414 · Built 1987 Airframe modelBoeing 737-3H4 Engine modelCFM International CFM56 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

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(-23) Crew accomplished normal preflight acccording to company procedures. Uneventful push, taxi, take-off role and rotation with flaps set to 5 degrees. At 1000 feet AGL the captain called for flaps one, the first officer moved the flap lever to the one degree setting. Verification of flap indicator revealed the flaps did not respond. Crew ran quick reference handbook (qrh) procedures H-20 and recycled the flap lever, no response noted. Captain notified oak tower and declared an emergency for a flaps 5 degree landing. Aircraft landed without incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) CREW ACCOMPLISHED NORMAL PREFLIGHT ACCCORDING TO COMPANY PROCEDURES. UNEVENTFUL PUSH, TAXI, TAKE-OFF ROLE AND ROTATION WITH FLAPS SET TO 5 DEGREES. AT 1000 FEET AGL THE CAPTAIN CALLED FOR FLAPS ONE, THE FIRST OFFICER MOVED THE FLAP LEVER TO THE ONE DEGREE SETTING. VERIFICATION OF FLAP INDICATOR REVEALED THE FLAPS DID NOT RESPOND. CREW RAN QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK (QRH) PROCEDURES H-20 AND RECYCLED THE FLAP LEVER, NO RESPONSE NOTED. CAPTAIN NOTIFIED OAK TOWER AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY FOR A FLAPS 5 DEGREE LANDING. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.