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An air carrier flight crew flying a B737-700 from lbb reports after takeoff checklist items performed in an improper sequence.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 444540 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199907 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lbb.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl single value : 100 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lbb.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-600 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Route In Use | departure : noise abatement |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 240 |
| ASRS Report | 444540 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 6200 flight time type : 3000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : company policies other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I was making a normal takeoff. At 50-100 ft AGL I called for 'landing gear up.' the first officer responded 'landing gear up.' I noticed an unusual noise in the nose tire and looked at the landing gear handle and found it in the down position. I looked at the first officer and restated 'landing gear up.' he responded again 'landing gear up.' I then looked at the flap lever and realized that on the initial call for the gear, he had put the flaps up instead of the gear. All this happened fairly quickly. I believe he finally got the gear up before the flaps had fully retracted, but I am not sure. With the initial noise I had decreased my climb to approximately 15 degrees instead of the normal 20 degrees. No stick shaker or degradation of flight was noticed. This was the third leg of the first day of a 4 day trip for my first officer. Neither of us were tired. There was nothing out of the ordinary that I can tell, other than my first officer did admit later that he had a headache. He is a highly qualified first officer with over 4 yrs at the company. The only other thing we might attribute to this incident is a very high comfort level which might have lowered his concentration.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR FLC FLYING A B737-700 FROM LBB RPTS AFTER TKOF CHKLIST ITEMS PERFORMED IN AN IMPROPER SEQUENCE.
Narrative: I WAS MAKING A NORMAL TKOF. AT 50-100 FT AGL I CALLED FOR 'LNDG GEAR UP.' THE FO RESPONDED 'LNDG GEAR UP.' I NOTICED AN UNUSUAL NOISE IN THE NOSE TIRE AND LOOKED AT THE LNDG GEAR HANDLE AND FOUND IT IN THE DOWN POS. I LOOKED AT THE FO AND RESTATED 'LNDG GEAR UP.' HE RESPONDED AGAIN 'LNDG GEAR UP.' I THEN LOOKED AT THE FLAP LEVER AND REALIZED THAT ON THE INITIAL CALL FOR THE GEAR, HE HAD PUT THE FLAPS UP INSTEAD OF THE GEAR. ALL THIS HAPPENED FAIRLY QUICKLY. I BELIEVE HE FINALLY GOT THE GEAR UP BEFORE THE FLAPS HAD FULLY RETRACTED, BUT I AM NOT SURE. WITH THE INITIAL NOISE I HAD DECREASED MY CLB TO APPROX 15 DEGS INSTEAD OF THE NORMAL 20 DEGS. NO STICK SHAKER OR DEGRADATION OF FLT WAS NOTICED. THIS WAS THE THIRD LEG OF THE FIRST DAY OF A 4 DAY TRIP FOR MY FO. NEITHER OF US WERE TIRED. THERE WAS NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY THAT I CAN TELL, OTHER THAN MY FO DID ADMIT LATER THAT HE HAD A HEADACHE. HE IS A HIGHLY QUALIFIED FO WITH OVER 4 YRS AT THE COMPANY. THE ONLY OTHER THING WE MIGHT ATTRIBUTE TO THIS INCIDENT IS A VERY HIGH COMFORT LEVEL WHICH MIGHT HAVE LOWERED HIS CONCENTRATION.
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.