B737 flight crew reported an electric stabilizer trim failure on climbout.

Attributes
ACN	1515819
Time
Date	201802
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Elevator Trim System
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Total 10825
Person 2
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe

Narrative:

After takeoff; captain could not electrically trim the aircraft. Did intermediate level off. Referred to QRH stab trim failure and contacted maintenance control. Following their recommendation to return to field; [advised ATC]; completed appropriate non-normal and normal checklists. Reduced landing weight and the captain completed an uneventful flaps 15 approach and landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 flight crew reported an electric stabilizer trim failure on climbout.

Narrative: After takeoff; captain could not electrically trim the aircraft. Did intermediate level off. Referred to QRH stab trim failure and contacted maintenance control. Following their recommendation to return to field; [advised ATC]; completed appropriate non-normal and normal checklists. Reduced landing weight and the captain completed an uneventful flaps 15 approach and landing.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.