A B1900 crew, departing publication, were unable to retract the flaps, spawning a return to publicat...

Attributes
ACN	555726
Time
Date	200208
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pub.airport
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl single value : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : pub.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Beech 1900
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	555726
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other excursion : taxiway
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : gear warn horn other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Taxi and takeoff run were uneventful. Performed all required checklists up to line-up checklist. We were cleared for takeoff on runway 8L. After rotation, and after positive climb was confirmed, grabbed the gear handle to raise landing gear. Immediately heard landing gear horn and got red warning light in gear handle. Horn cannot be silenced. Decided to extend gear again to verify we had 3 greens (which we did). Performed quick return checklist and informed tower of our problem. Asked for a hold at VOR in order to talk to company maintenance and possibly fix the problem. Came to the conclusion that gear was functioning properly, but got the horn because flaps were stuck in the takeoff position and could not retract. Informed tower of our intention to land. Were cleared to land, normal landing. Crash fire rescue equipment equipment was dispatched along the runway even though we never asked for assistance and did not declare an emergency. Local maintenance MEL'ed flap system and took off again for normal trip to denver.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B1900 CREW, DEPARTING PUB, WERE UNABLE TO RETRACT THE FLAPS, SPAWNING A RETURN TO PUB.

Narrative: TAXI AND TKOF RUN WERE UNEVENTFUL. PERFORMED ALL REQUIRED CHKLISTS UP TO LINE-UP CHKLIST. WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF ON RWY 8L. AFTER ROTATION, AND AFTER POSITIVE CLB WAS CONFIRMED, GRABBED THE GEAR HANDLE TO RAISE LNDG GEAR. IMMEDIATELY HEARD LNDG GEAR HORN AND GOT RED WARNING LIGHT IN GEAR HANDLE. HORN CANNOT BE SILENCED. DECIDED TO EXTEND GEAR AGAIN TO VERIFY WE HAD 3 GREENS (WHICH WE DID). PERFORMED QUICK RETURN CHKLIST AND INFORMED TWR OF OUR PROB. ASKED FOR A HOLD AT VOR IN ORDER TO TALK TO COMPANY MAINT AND POSSIBLY FIX THE PROB. CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT GEAR WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, BUT GOT THE HORN BECAUSE FLAPS WERE STUCK IN THE TKOF POS AND COULD NOT RETRACT. INFORMED TWR OF OUR INTENTION TO LAND. WERE CLRED TO LAND, NORMAL LNDG. CFR EQUIP WAS DISPATCHED ALONG THE RWY EVEN THOUGH WE NEVER ASKED FOR ASSISTANCE AND DID NOT DECLARE AN EMER. LCL MAINT MEL'ED FLAP SYS AND TOOK OFF AGAIN FOR NORMAL TRIP TO DENVER.

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.

A B1900 crew, departing publication, were unable to retract the flaps, spawning a return to publication.