B757-200 crew had a flap overspd.

Attributes
ACN	565648
Time
Date	200211
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zau.artcc
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl single value : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zau.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
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 : 180 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 5500
ASRS Report	565648
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : autothrottle spd window other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Upon departure from mdw en route to lga at night IMC, we failed to retract flaps from 1 degree to 0 degrees. This problem, I believe, came about due to a nonstandard departure, several traffic calls on departure, and a breakdown of communication between the captain and first officer. After takeoff, we were required to perform a right 165 degree turn (climbing, night IMC). I was hand flying and called for flaps on schedule. Upon calling 'flaps up' climb checklist, I continued to accelerate. I noticed I could not accelerate to 250 KTS and VNAV window was open at 240 KTS. I was perplexed. My first officer started selecting different modes on the MCP. Again, thinking I had an airspeed problem, I continued to try to accelerate. As I lowered the nose and still would not accelerate, I noticed the flaps were at the 1 degree position. In my attempt to accelerate, I overspd the flaps between 10-15 KTS. Flaps retracted ok and extended ok upon arrival. (No procedure for flap overspd on B757). I noted the overspd in the logbook, briefed maintenance control. I believe this was caused to a breakdown in communication between myself and my first officer. Then was further compounded by his diagnosing the problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757-200 CREW HAD A FLAP OVERSPD.

Narrative: UPON DEP FROM MDW ENRTE TO LGA AT NIGHT IMC, WE FAILED TO RETRACT FLAPS FROM 1 DEG TO 0 DEGS. THIS PROB, I BELIEVE, CAME ABOUT DUE TO A NONSTANDARD DEP, SEVERAL TFC CALLS ON DEP, AND A BREAKDOWN OF COM BTWN THE CAPT AND FO. AFTER TKOF, WE WERE REQUIRED TO PERFORM A R 165 DEG TURN (CLBING, NIGHT IMC). I WAS HAND FLYING AND CALLED FOR FLAPS ON SCHEDULE. UPON CALLING 'FLAPS UP' CLB CHKLIST, I CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I NOTICED I COULD NOT ACCELERATE TO 250 KTS AND VNAV WINDOW WAS OPEN AT 240 KTS. I WAS PERPLEXED. MY FO STARTED SELECTING DIFFERENT MODES ON THE MCP. AGAIN, THINKING I HAD AN AIRSPD PROB, I CONTINUED TO TRY TO ACCELERATE. AS I LOWERED THE NOSE AND STILL WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, I NOTICED THE FLAPS WERE AT THE 1 DEG POS. IN MY ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE, I OVERSPD THE FLAPS BTWN 10-15 KTS. FLAPS RETRACTED OK AND EXTENDED OK UPON ARR. (NO PROC FOR FLAP OVERSPD ON B757). I NOTED THE OVERSPD IN THE LOGBOOK, BRIEFED MAINT CTL. I BELIEVE THIS WAS CAUSED TO A BREAKDOWN IN COM BTWN MYSELF AND MY FO. THEN WAS FURTHER COMPOUNDED BY HIS DIAGNOSING THE PROB.

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.