B737 crew returned to their departure station with flight control problems.

Attributes
ACN	559598
Time
Date	200208
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mia.airport
State Reference	FL
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma.artcc tracon : n90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : vacating altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 5
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 11.75 flight attendant time total : 11.75 flight attendant time type : 75
ASRS Report	559598
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Shortly after takeoff, captain called back and informed flight attendant #1 that they were having problems with the controls and that we would be returning to mia to have it checked out. The captain then made a PA to inform the passenger and told us to 'prepare for landing.' unaware that the captain had declared an emergency we prepared the cabin and galley for a normal landing and took our jump seats. The landing seemed normal and we taxied to the gate. Once there, the plane was inspected and taken OTS. We were given another plane and continued with our trip.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 CREW RETURNED TO THEIR DEP STATION WITH FLT CTL PROBS.

Narrative: SHORTLY AFTER TKOF, CAPT CALLED BACK AND INFORMED FLT ATTENDANT #1 THAT THEY WERE HAVING PROBS WITH THE CTLS AND THAT WE WOULD BE RETURNING TO MIA TO HAVE IT CHKED OUT. THE CAPT THEN MADE A PA TO INFORM THE PAX AND TOLD US TO 'PREPARE FOR LNDG.' UNAWARE THAT THE CAPT HAD DECLARED AN EMER WE PREPARED THE CABIN AND GALLEY FOR A NORMAL LNDG AND TOOK OUR JUMP SEATS. THE LNDG SEEMED NORMAL AND WE TAXIED TO THE GATE. ONCE THERE, THE PLANE WAS INSPECTED AND TAKEN OTS. WE WERE GIVEN ANOTHER PLANE AND CONTINUED WITH OUR TRIP.

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.