B767-300 crew returned to the departure station with a flap problem.

Attributes
ACN	567981
Time
Date	200212
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Environment
Weather Elements	Rain
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : d10.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 13 flight attendant time total : 16 flight attendant time type : 80
ASRS Report	567981
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution other
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : testing performance deficiency : repair
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Company Aircraft
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

I was called by the captain after takeoff and told we were returning to the gate because there was a problem with the flaps. I was told that there would not be an emergency landing by the captain. We brought the same aircraft in from ZZZ1 flight ab, and sat with the plane for 4 hours. Apparently, the problem had been written up before. A problem with the flaps should be fixed, not passed on to the next flight, regardless of how serious they feel it is.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767-300 CREW RETURNED TO THE DEP STATION WITH A FLAP PROB.

Narrative: I WAS CALLED BY THE CAPT AFTER TKOF AND TOLD WE WERE RETURNING TO THE GATE BECAUSE THERE WAS A PROB WITH THE FLAPS. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WOULD NOT BE AN EMER LNDG BY THE CAPT. WE BROUGHT THE SAME ACFT IN FROM ZZZ1 FLT AB, AND SAT WITH THE PLANE FOR 4 HRS. APPARENTLY, THE PROB HAD BEEN WRITTEN UP BEFORE. A PROB WITH THE FLAPS SHOULD BE FIXED, NOT PASSED ON TO THE NEXT FLT, REGARDLESS OF HOW SERIOUS THEY FEEL IT IS.

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.