Aircraft equipment problem causes a return land in a B-727.

Attributes
ACN	295824
Time
Date	199502
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 1000 agl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dfw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	295824
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 : overcame equipment problem other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

After takeoff with flaps up, at 230 KIAS, aircraft required 5 units of aileron trim for straight and level flight, ball in the center. Visual inspection from flight engineer showed some spoiler float on left wing. Positive pressure from speed brake handle had no effect. Rudder has been squawked twice before. All leading edge devices and flaps were 2RETRACTED. Engine output was symmetric. Landed without incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT EQUIP PROB CAUSES A RETURN LAND IN A B-727.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF WITH FLAPS UP, AT 230 KIAS, ACFT REQUIRED 5 UNITS OF AILERON TRIM FOR STRAIGHT AND LEVEL FLT, BALL IN THE CTR. VISUAL INSPECTION FROM FE SHOWED SOME SPOILER FLOAT ON L WING. POSITIVE PRESSURE FROM SPEED BRAKE HANDLE HAD NO EFFECT. RUDDER HAS BEEN SQUAWKED TWICE BEFORE. ALL LEADING EDGE DEVICES AND FLAPS WERE 2RETRACTED. ENG OUTPUT WAS SYMMETRIC. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

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.