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B727 crew retracted flaps instead of gear after takeoff. Stall warning sounded and flaps restored to original position.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 442940 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199907 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : jan.airport |
| State Reference | MS |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 100 agl bound upper : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : jan.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Route In Use | departure : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 8000 |
| ASRS Report | 442940 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : company policies other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : stall warning other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
After takeoff I called for gear up. First officer inadvertently put flap handle to full up (0 degree) position. A few seconds (2-3) later I sensed unusual noises (gear down rumble) and looked right and saw flaps indicators moving from 5 degrees to 2 degrees. At that time the stick shaker activated and the first officer immediately returned the flap handle to 15 degrees. The shaker stopped immediately and the flight proceeded normally. Fortunately we were in the ideal attitude and power (takeoff) for such a thing to happen, but we were lucky it was day, VFR and no obstacles. I feel the cause was the momentary lack of situational awareness by the first officer which can happen to any one at any time. I assume he was in his after landing flap handle movement mode which is the only time the flap handle is moved through several detents at once. Why this happens I don't know, but I know it does happen. To prevent a recurrence I'll try to notice the gear up selection when I'm flying and brief the other crew members to do the same thing, especially the flight engineer.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B727 CREW RETRACTED FLAPS INSTEAD OF GEAR AFTER TKOF. STALL WARNING SOUNDED AND FLAPS RESTORED TO ORIGINAL POS.
Narrative: AFTER TKOF I CALLED FOR GEAR UP. FO INADVERTENTLY PUT FLAP HANDLE TO FULL UP (0 DEG) POS. A FEW SECONDS (2-3) LATER I SENSED UNUSUAL NOISES (GEAR DOWN RUMBLE) AND LOOKED R AND SAW FLAPS INDICATORS MOVING FROM 5 DEGS TO 2 DEGS. AT THAT TIME THE STICK SHAKER ACTIVATED AND THE FO IMMEDIATELY RETURNED THE FLAP HANDLE TO 15 DEGS. THE SHAKER STOPPED IMMEDIATELY AND THE FLT PROCEEDED NORMALLY. FORTUNATELY WE WERE IN THE IDEAL ATTITUDE AND PWR (TKOF) FOR SUCH A THING TO HAPPEN, BUT WE WERE LUCKY IT WAS DAY, VFR AND NO OBSTACLES. I FEEL THE CAUSE WAS THE MOMENTARY LACK OF SITUATIONAL AWARENESS BY THE FO WHICH CAN HAPPEN TO ANY ONE AT ANY TIME. I ASSUME HE WAS IN HIS AFTER LNDG FLAP HANDLE MOVEMENT MODE WHICH IS THE ONLY TIME THE FLAP HANDLE IS MOVED THROUGH SEVERAL DETENTS AT ONCE. WHY THIS HAPPENS I DON'T KNOW, BUT I KNOW IT DOES HAPPEN. TO PREVENT A RECURRENCE I'LL TRY TO NOTICE THE GEAR UP SELECTION WHEN I'M FLYING AND BRIEF THE OTHER CREW MEMBERS TO DO THE SAME THING, ESPECIALLY THE FE.
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.