Being light, with no structural damage, and only a short journey I didn't even declare a PAN - it WAS NOT an emergency. I advised ATC of the scenario, told them there were no other problems with the aircraft and carried on.
But how did ATC react?
Was the approach effectively "cleared" for you?
If, on the approach, a go around had proved necessary because another aircraft was slow to depart what would you have done?
Flight crew can declare emergencies at two levels: Pan and Mayday. A Pan call concerns the safety of an aircraft, or of a person on board, where immediate assistance is not required. A Mayday call is the more serious. A Mayday call does not necessarily indicate that the aircraft is in imminent danger but that the crew requires urgent attention from the air traffic controller.
This is what Lord Oldham said in the House when asked.
I wonder what definitions we each have in mind?