B757-200
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 240; Flight Crew Total 24000; Flight Crew Type 9000
Confusion; Distraction; Workload; Troubleshooting; Training / Qualification; Situational Awareness
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Flight Crew FLC complied w / Automation / Advisory; Flight Crew Landed in Emergency Condition; General Declared Emergency
Procedure; Manuals; Human Factors; Environment - Non Weather Related; Aircraft; Chart Or Publication; Company Policy
We had a great flight today except the last 3;000 FT. The First Officer was the pilot flying and called for flaps 1. Then we received a Master Caution 'LE Asymmetry' EICAS. I Started the 'QRH;' it took a little time to find the procedure. The procedure at about step 3 or so; said 'Land with flaps 20;' at this point we told ATC we needed to divert to a larger nearby airport. While en route; I continued with the 'QRH' which has multiple scenarios. During this process I ended up confused and ended up screwing up the procedure. We landed in our filed airport with flaps and slats in the alternate mode; 'Flaps 30' not what the procedure called for. I did not realize this until we were at the gate and had time to review. I attribute this mistake do to the lack of training on the new procedures and format of the 'QRH.' I have had this scenario with our pre-merger airline and the old checklist many times before and did not have a problem. The new format threw me off; because of the lack of quality training. The end result was that we landed without incident. However; I feel most pilots are still uncomfortable with all the changes because there is no training; only some computer packet and this training did not prepare me for today's problem.
Following a B757 EICAS 'LE ASYMMETRY' alert; the Captain became confused by the new QRH Checklist format and the lack of training on it. He declared an emergency then landed with flaps 30 instead of flaps 20.