MD80 crew had flap problems on departure at ord.

Attributes
ACN	479090
Time
Date	200007
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord.airport
State Reference	IL
Environment
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : c90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	479090
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Flap problem. Departure ord runway 9L. Went from flaps 11 degrees to flaps up. Right flap indicated it stayed at 11 degrees. MD80 operations manual does not address problem. Returned to land runway 9R. Flaps operated normally, but right flap indication remained at 11 degrees.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CREW HAD FLAP PROBS ON DEP AT ORD.

Narrative: FLAP PROB. DEP ORD RWY 9L. WENT FROM FLAPS 11 DEGS TO FLAPS UP. R FLAP INDICATED IT STAYED AT 11 DEGS. MD80 OPS MANUAL DOES NOT ADDRESS PROB. RETURNED TO LAND RWY 9R. FLAPS OPERATED NORMALLY, BUT R FLAP INDICATION REMAINED AT 11 DEGS.

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.