The trailing edge flap handle jiggled out of its detent causing a flap disagree light.

Attributes
ACN	223378
Time
Date	199210
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : pit
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 26000 msl bound upper : 26000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 7000
ASRS Report	223378
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 185 flight time total : 16100
ASRS Report	223377
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Climbing out of pit, en route pit-stl, the leading edge device disagreement light (amber) on forward panel illuminated. Stopped climb at 26000 ft, slowed to 210 KTS, and began abnormal procedure. Determined that flap selector handle had apparently vibrated up out of detent and trailing edge flaps had very slightly deployed. Reset handle down into detent, light extinguished, continued to stl. Arranged for maintenance to inspect flaps at stl. No problems noted.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: THE TRAILING EDGE FLAP HANDLE JIGGLED OUT OF ITS DETENT CAUSING A FLAP DISAGREE LIGHT.

Narrative: CLBING OUT OF PIT, ENRTE PIT-STL, THE LEADING EDGE DEVICE DISAGREEMENT LIGHT (AMBER) ON FORWARD PANEL ILLUMINATED. STOPPED CLB AT 26000 FT, SLOWED TO 210 KTS, AND BEGAN ABNORMAL PROC. DETERMINED THAT FLAP SELECTOR HANDLE HAD APPARENTLY VIBRATED UP OUT OF DETENT AND TRAILING EDGE FLAPS HAD VERY SLIGHTLY DEPLOYED. RESET HANDLE DOWN INTO DETENT, LIGHT EXTINGUISHED, CONTINUED TO STL. ARRANGED FOR MAINT TO INSPECT FLAPS AT STL. NO PROBLEMS NOTED.

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.