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The flight crew took off with the leading edge devices in the fully extend or landing position. The flaps would not retract and a return for landing was made.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 335324 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199604 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fll |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : fll |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 8000 |
| ASRS Report | 335324 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
The leading edge flaps transit light forward panel annunciator light was on. All overhead indications were green. Took off under MEL requirements we thought. This problem occurs often in B737 and we are used to it. Unfortunately flaps would not retract after takeoff. En route back to fll I realized overhead was in fact all green but leading edges were full extend, not extend. If we had realized this before takeoff we obviously would not have taken off. Made normal landing at fll. Company put out notice to all pilots within 3 days since most agreed they would have fallen for the same trap, if you will. Maintenance found 2 hydraulic fuses blown.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE FLC TOOK OFF WITH THE LEADING EDGE DEVICES IN THE FULLY EXTEND OR LNDG POS. THE FLAPS WOULD NOT RETRACT AND A RETURN FOR LNDG WAS MADE.
Narrative: THE LEADING EDGE FLAPS TRANSIT LIGHT FORWARD PANEL ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT WAS ON. ALL OVERHEAD INDICATIONS WERE GREEN. TOOK OFF UNDER MEL REQUIREMENTS WE THOUGHT. THIS PROB OCCURS OFTEN IN B737 AND WE ARE USED TO IT. UNFORTUNATELY FLAPS WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TKOF. ENRTE BACK TO FLL I REALIZED OVERHEAD WAS IN FACT ALL GREEN BUT LEADING EDGES WERE FULL EXTEND, NOT EXTEND. IF WE HAD REALIZED THIS BEFORE TKOF WE OBVIOUSLY WOULD NOT HAVE TAKEN OFF. MADE NORMAL LNDG AT FLL. COMPANY PUT OUT NOTICE TO ALL PLTS WITHIN 3 DAYS SINCE MOST AGREED THEY WOULD HAVE FALLEN FOR THE SAME TRAP, IF YOU WILL. MAINT FOUND 2 HYD FUSES BLOWN.
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.