During taxi for takeoff, the wing flaps of an medium large transport air carrier aircraft hesitated to work the first time they were positioned by the first officer for takeoff.

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Attributes
ACN	267281
Time
Date	199403
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : slc
State Reference	UT
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : tul
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	267281
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	267357
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	aircraft : equipment problem dissipated
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Taxiing at slc for departure to phx, captain called for flaps (set for takeoff), no movements of flaps. We recycled the flaps and they (operated) as normal, and operated normally the entire flight. The (company ground personnel) overheard the captain discussing this with maintenance and (then) he wrote it up. However, the captain entered the flaps (as) had to be recycled in-flight. Supplemental information from acn 267357: upon arrival at phx, I briefed a new crew on the glitch, was overheard by the FAA, and advised to enter it in the log. I was disconcerted to find that others might view my actions as an attempt to 'hip-pocket' a write-up.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DURING TAXI FOR TKOF, THE WING FLAPS OF AN MLG ACR ACFT HESITATED TO WORK THE FIRST TIME THEY WERE POSITIONED BY THE FO FOR TKOF.

Narrative: TAXIING AT SLC FOR DEP TO PHX, CAPT CALLED FOR FLAPS (SET FOR TKOF), NO MOVEMENTS OF FLAPS. WE RECYCLED THE FLAPS AND THEY (OPERATED) AS NORMAL, AND OPERATED NORMALLY THE ENTIRE FLT. THE (CGP) OVERHEARD THE CAPT DISCUSSING THIS WITH MAINT AND (THEN) HE WROTE IT UP. HOWEVER, THE CAPT ENTERED THE FLAPS (AS) HAD TO BE RECYCLED INFLT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 267357: UPON ARR AT PHX, I BRIEFED A NEW CREW ON THE GLITCH, WAS OVERHEARD BY THE FAA, AND ADVISED TO ENTER IT IN THE LOG. I WAS DISCONCERTED TO FIND THAT OTHERS MIGHT VIEW MY ACTIONS AS AN ATTEMPT TO 'HIP-POCKET' A WRITE-UP.

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.