B757-200 crew forgot to retract the flaps after takeoff at ewr.

Attributes
ACN	545332
Time
Date	200204
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ewr.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl single value : 12000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 175 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 2200
ASRS Report	5453332
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 9500 flight time type : 600
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Airspace Structure FAA Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Workload was higher than normal in both departure sectors. Numerous heading, altitude, and intercepts coupled with a light aircraft made for a busy cockpit. Departure asked to expedite through 12000 ft. Opened the VNAV window and dialed in maximum angle airspeed of 215 KTS. I closed the VNAV window leaving 12000 ft and the window opened at 235 KTS. VNAV would not accept a normal climb. The climb page on the FMC was blank. I then selected economy climb on the FMC, maximum 240 KT limit displayed on the scratch pad. At that time, the 'lights' went on and I realized I had not called for 'flaps up/after takeoff' checklist. Flaps were at 1 degree. We were told to intercept the colts neck 350 degree radial on departure. The database doesn't include the radial on the ewr 6 departure. Normally, I set it up at the gate -- failed to do so. First officer was working on entering the clearance plus many other clrncs by departure. Could have downloaded the workload if done at the gate. Take the blame -- possible help would to be to have the departure route in the database. Better monitoring by PF and PNF. I notified/called maintenance and asked if we exceeded the flaps 1 degree speed limit of 240 KTS. They pulled the recorder and showed we hadn't exceeded 240 KTS. Things were so busy I had doubts -- didn't want to pass the aircraft along with the flaps overstressed. Supplemental information from acn 545333: the col VOR was not on the legs page and had to be put in during the climb and in the turn. Because of the high workload, the 'flaps up/after takeoff' checklist was not asked for and neither pilot noticed. We were cleared to 17000 ft -- good rate through 12000 ft. The aircraft was climbing at 215 KTS. Passing through 12000 ft, captain initiated a VNAV climb at 10 KTS. The speed intervention window opened at 235 KTS. The speed was called forward to 310 KTS in window. We realized the window had opened because the flaps were still at 1 degree. Flaps were retracted, neither pilot saw the speed exceed 240 KTS with flaps out. Flight proceeded normally. Flight had only 53 passenger and climb out rate was very high, even with reduced thrust.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757-200 CREW FORGOT TO RETRACT THE FLAPS AFTER TKOF AT EWR.

Narrative: WORKLOAD WAS HIGHER THAN NORMAL IN BOTH DEP SECTORS. NUMEROUS HDG, ALT, AND INTERCEPTS COUPLED WITH A LIGHT ACFT MADE FOR A BUSY COCKPIT. DEP ASKED TO EXPEDITE THROUGH 12000 FT. OPENED THE VNAV WINDOW AND DIALED IN MAX ANGLE AIRSPD OF 215 KTS. I CLOSED THE VNAV WINDOW LEAVING 12000 FT AND THE WINDOW OPENED AT 235 KTS. VNAV WOULD NOT ACCEPT A NORMAL CLB. THE CLB PAGE ON THE FMC WAS BLANK. I THEN SELECTED ECONOMY CLB ON THE FMC, MAX 240 KT LIMIT DISPLAYED ON THE SCRATCH PAD. AT THAT TIME, THE 'LIGHTS' WENT ON AND I REALIZED I HAD NOT CALLED FOR 'FLAPS UP/AFTER TKOF' CHKLIST. FLAPS WERE AT 1 DEG. WE WERE TOLD TO INTERCEPT THE COLTS NECK 350 DEG RADIAL ON DEP. THE DATABASE DOESN'T INCLUDE THE RADIAL ON THE EWR 6 DEP. NORMALLY, I SET IT UP AT THE GATE -- FAILED TO DO SO. FO WAS WORKING ON ENTERING THE CLRNC PLUS MANY OTHER CLRNCS BY DEP. COULD HAVE DOWNLOADED THE WORKLOAD IF DONE AT THE GATE. TAKE THE BLAME -- POSSIBLE HELP WOULD TO BE TO HAVE THE DEP RTE IN THE DATABASE. BETTER MONITORING BY PF AND PNF. I NOTIFIED/CALLED MAINT AND ASKED IF WE EXCEEDED THE FLAPS 1 DEG SPD LIMIT OF 240 KTS. THEY PULLED THE RECORDER AND SHOWED WE HADN'T EXCEEDED 240 KTS. THINGS WERE SO BUSY I HAD DOUBTS -- DIDN'T WANT TO PASS THE ACFT ALONG WITH THE FLAPS OVERSTRESSED. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 545333: THE COL VOR WAS NOT ON THE LEGS PAGE AND HAD TO BE PUT IN DURING THE CLB AND IN THE TURN. BECAUSE OF THE HIGH WORKLOAD, THE 'FLAPS UP/AFTER TKOF' CHKLIST WAS NOT ASKED FOR AND NEITHER PLT NOTICED. WE WERE CLRED TO 17000 FT -- GOOD RATE THROUGH 12000 FT. THE ACFT WAS CLBING AT 215 KTS. PASSING THROUGH 12000 FT, CAPT INITIATED A VNAV CLB AT 10 KTS. THE SPD INTERVENTION WINDOW OPENED AT 235 KTS. THE SPD WAS CALLED FORWARD TO 310 KTS IN WINDOW. WE REALIZED THE WINDOW HAD OPENED BECAUSE THE FLAPS WERE STILL AT 1 DEG. FLAPS WERE RETRACTED, NEITHER PLT SAW THE SPD EXCEED 240 KTS WITH FLAPS OUT. FLT PROCEEDED NORMALLY. FLT HAD ONLY 53 PAX AND CLBOUT RATE WAS VERY HIGH, EVEN WITH REDUCED THRUST.

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.