B757-200 flight crew reported a trailing edge flap disagree message on approach. The flight crew discontinued the approach to run the appropriate check lists and made a precautionary landing at the destination airport.
Synopsis
B757-200 flight crew reported a trailing edge flap disagree message on approach. The flight crew discontinued the approach to run the appropriate check lists and made a precautionary landing at the destination airport.
Narrative
I was pilot flying from ZZZ to ZZZ1. We were cleared for the visual Runway XX into ZZZ1. We were around 8 miles from the final approach fix for the ILS XX and I armed LOC. Shortly after I called for flaps 1 and we received TE FLAP DISAGREE Electronic Indicating and Crew Alerting System message. We were close to intercepting LOC at this point around 3000 ft. We decided to intercept the LOC. The Pilot Monitoring let ATC know that we had a problem and that we needed to discontinue the approach. ATC Then provided us vectors to keep us near the airport. The Pilot Monitoring let ATC know that we needed some time to complete our checklists and we would let them know when we were finished. The Pilot Monitoring located the TE FLAP DISAGREE checklist in the Quick Reference Handbook and ran that checklist which directed the Pilot Monitoring to the TE FLAP ASYMMETRY checklist. The Pilot Monitoring then ran and completed that checklist in the Quick Reference Handbook. The landing distance determined in the Quick Reference Handbook was sufficient to continue and land on the same Runway (XX) in ZZZ1. We decided that since this was a non-normal configuration and a higher than normal approach that we would request priority handling and have Crash Fire Rescue standing by as a precaution in case we had hot brakes after landing. Priority handling was requested and we were vectored around for another visual Runway XX. We landed; taxied back to the gate safely and completed the flight with no other issues.
Second reporter narrative
Approaching ZZZ1 on a visual to XX; First Officer is Pilot Flying. About 3 miles outside FAF at 2800 ft. as were being handed to Tower; NAME calls for flaps 1 and we get a 'TE flaps disagree' message and light. I tell Tower we need to delay to work a problem. With their concurrence; we climbed to 3000 ft. and stayed on runway heading; eventually flying a large left hand pattern back around as we ran the Quick Reference Handbook checklists. The TE flap disagree checklist did not clear the problem; so we continued in to the TE flap asymmetry checklist; which directed us to land with the flaps at the current setting (between 0 and 1) with a ref speed of Flaps 30 + 40. I elected to keep the First Officer as the Pilot Flying while I managed the situation. We discussed any other contingencies we could think of; requested priority handling; and requested Fire/Rescue be standing by in case of hot brakes. I checked to make sure NAME was comfortable making the landing; which he was. We addressed the threats of extended landing distance and increased risk of tail strike; agreeing that he would not flare excessively; and that if it looked like we would land beyond the Touchdown Zone; we would do an immediate go around without changing the flap setting. The approach and touchdown were all completely normal; allowing us plenty of runway for rollout without overheating the brakes. We taxied to the gate without incident.
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