Air carrier flight crew reported retracting the flaps during climb before the appropriate airspeed a...

Attributes
ACN	1751121
Time
Date	202007
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.TRACON
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	PFD
Person 1
Function	Pilot Not Flying First Officer
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument
Person 2
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Speed All Types

Narrative:

After departing ZZZ I was the pilot monitoring on climb the flaps were retracted before appropriate speed. After noticing I told the captain and he lowered to nose about 5 degrees and the plane accelerated normally.we had come from ZZZ1 with a show time of XA10. This flight had no crew meals. We landed in ZZZ and had 1 1/2 hrs till this flight. Neither the captain or myself could get anything to eat because nothing was open in the terminal. We were both hungry and hot. On taxi out we both made the comment how hot the plane was and the covid mask didn't help that. There were several airplanes taking off with similar call signs and it was busy. I personally felt a little task saturated after takeoff. The captain called for flaps up right at radio call and frequency change. I never looked up and retracted the flaps.I feel that I should have been offered at least a snack. The airplanes should have the APU left on in the ZZZ heat. I find the covid mask to be a distraction. Somehow we need to address similar call signs. Turn the autopilot on as soon as possible at busy airports.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Air carrier flight crew reported retracting the flaps during climb before the appropriate airspeed and stated that fatigue; hunger; and excessive heat in the aircraft contributed to the event; and the COVID-19 mask was a distraction.

Narrative: After departing ZZZ I was the pilot monitoring on climb the flaps were retracted before appropriate speed. After noticing I told the Captain and he lowered to nose about 5 degrees and the plane accelerated normally.We had come from ZZZ1 with a show time of XA10. This flight had no crew meals. We landed in ZZZ and had 1 1/2 hrs till this flight. Neither the Captain or myself could get anything to eat because nothing was open in the terminal. We were both hungry and HOT. On taxi out we both made the comment how hot the plane was and the COVID mask didn't help that. There were several airplanes taking off with similar call signs and it was busy. I personally felt a little Task saturated after takeoff. The Captain called for flaps up right at radio call and frequency change. I never looked up and retracted the flaps.I feel that I should have been offered at least a snack. The airplanes should have the APU left on in the ZZZ heat. I find the COVID mask to be a distraction. Somehow we need to address similar call signs. Turn the autopilot on ASAP at busy airports.

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Air carrier flight crew reported retracting the flaps during climb before the appropriate airspeed and stated that fatigue; hunger; and excessive heat in the aircraft contributed to the event; and the covid-19 mask was a distraction.