Large transport aircraft equipment problem which was reported to TRACON departure controller. Controller coordination descent and initial approach procedure for return land.

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Attributes
ACN	186794
Time
Date	199107
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lga
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude descent other other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 9100
ASRS Report	186794
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Upon flap retraction following takeoff from gla, outboard flaps jammed at the 5 degree position. ATC ny departure was notified of our 'flight control' problem and told them we would be speed restr to 200 KTS. We also asked for vectors to stay in the area so we could work on our problem. I did not declare an emergency at any time throughout this entire incident. With the first officer now flying the aircraft and myself talking with our large transport technical people on communication #2, I noticed ATC descending us from 8000 to 4000 ft. I then asked ATC what they were planning with us and was told that it was his understanding that we needed to return to lga as soon as possible and to have the emergency equipment standing by. Lga at the time had wet runways and xwinds up to 15 KTS, I told them that this was not out intention and needed to stay in the holding area at our present altitude for a bit longer. I then finished the conversation with our technical personnel, we were able to raise the flaps, notified ATC and proceeded on to destination. Elapsed time 17 mins. No emergency was ever declared.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LGT ACFT EQUIP PROBLEM WHICH WAS RPTED TO TRACON DEP CTLR. CTLR COORD DSCNT AND INITIAL APCH PROC FOR RETURN LAND.

Narrative: UPON FLAP RETRACTION FOLLOWING TKOF FROM GLA, OUTBOARD FLAPS JAMMED AT THE 5 DEG POS. ATC NY DEP WAS NOTIFIED OF OUR 'FLT CTL' PROBLEM AND TOLD THEM WE WOULD BE SPD RESTR TO 200 KTS. WE ALSO ASKED FOR VECTORS TO STAY IN THE AREA SO WE COULD WORK ON OUR PROBLEM. I DID NOT DECLARE AN EMER AT ANY TIME THROUGHOUT THIS ENTIRE INCIDENT. WITH THE FO NOW FLYING THE ACFT AND MYSELF TALKING WITH OUR LGT TECHNICAL PEOPLE ON COM #2, I NOTICED ATC DSNDING US FROM 8000 TO 4000 FT. I THEN ASKED ATC WHAT THEY WERE PLANNING WITH US AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS HIS UNDERSTANDING THAT WE NEEDED TO RETURN TO LGA ASAP AND TO HAVE THE EMER EQUIP STANDING BY. LGA AT THE TIME HAD WET RWYS AND XWINDS UP TO 15 KTS, I TOLD THEM THAT THIS WAS NOT OUT INTENTION AND NEEDED TO STAY IN THE HOLDING AREA AT OUR PRESENT ALT FOR A BIT LONGER. I THEN FINISHED THE CONVERSATION WITH OUR TECHNICAL PERSONNEL, WE WERE ABLE TO RAISE THE FLAPS, NOTIFIED ATC AND PROCEEDED ON TO DEST. ELAPSED TIME 17 MINS. NO EMER WAS EVER DECLARED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.