B767 departure from dfw has flap asymmetry indication and returns to land.

Attributes
ACN	441401
Time
Date	199906
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 1000
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : d10.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	441401
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eicas other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Location: takeoff dfw. At 1000 ft AGL on takeoff from dfw master caution light came on followed by leading edge asymmetry light. Flap handle was still in the 5 degree position and had not yet been moved. Emergency declared with departure control. Leveled at 5000 ft. Asked for holding to burn down fuel. Aircraft did not have fuel dump. After 2 hours of holding, airspeed at flaps 30 degrees was 190 KTS, returned to dfw and landed on runway 17R.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767 DEP FROM DFW HAS FLAP ASYMMETRY INDICATION AND RETURNS TO LAND.

Narrative: LOCATION: TKOF DFW. AT 1000 FT AGL ON TKOF FROM DFW MASTER CAUTION LIGHT CAME ON FOLLOWED BY LEADING EDGE ASYMMETRY LIGHT. FLAP HANDLE WAS STILL IN THE 5 DEG POS AND HAD NOT YET BEEN MOVED. EMER DECLARED WITH DEP CTL. LEVELED AT 5000 FT. ASKED FOR HOLDING TO BURN DOWN FUEL. ACFT DID NOT HAVE FUEL DUMP. AFTER 2 HRS OF HOLDING, AIRSPD AT FLAPS 30 DEGS WAS 190 KTS, RETURNED TO DFW AND LANDED ON RWY 17R.

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.