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WW23 crew had the flaps fail to retract. When the crew returned to the departure airport the captain noted problems with first officer proficiency.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 602504 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200312 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : ttt.vor |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl single value : 20000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zfw.artcc |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | IAI1123 Westwind |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 900 |
| ASRS Report | 602504 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : landed as precaution none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Upon completing the climb check, I failed to notice that the flap indicator did not show the flaps as being retracted. About 5 mins later, I noticed the flaps indicated 12 degrees, but could not verify the incident as an indicator problem or if the flaps were actually down. The checklist was completed for the problem and the decision made to land back at dallas. Inspection of the aircraft upon landing revealed that the flaps were down. All limitations were observed and the landing was made without incident. Both pilots should have noticed that the flap indicator showed the flaps as remaining down sooner than we did. First officer showed lack of knowledge of speed settings, even though landing safely. Flew excessively fast and unstabilized final approach. First officer often disregards training profiles when faced with real problems.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WW23 CREW HAD THE FLAPS FAIL TO RETRACT. WHEN THE CREW RETURNED TO THE DEP ARPT THE CAPT NOTED PROBS WITH FO PROFICIENCY.
Narrative: UPON COMPLETING THE CLB CHK, I FAILED TO NOTICE THAT THE FLAP INDICATOR DID NOT SHOW THE FLAPS AS BEING RETRACTED. ABOUT 5 MINS LATER, I NOTICED THE FLAPS INDICATED 12 DEGS, BUT COULD NOT VERIFY THE INCIDENT AS AN INDICATOR PROB OR IF THE FLAPS WERE ACTUALLY DOWN. THE CHKLIST WAS COMPLETED FOR THE PROB AND THE DECISION MADE TO LAND BACK AT DALLAS. INSPECTION OF THE ACFT UPON LNDG REVEALED THAT THE FLAPS WERE DOWN. ALL LIMITATIONS WERE OBSERVED AND THE LNDG WAS MADE WITHOUT INCIDENT. BOTH PLTS SHOULD HAVE NOTICED THAT THE FLAP INDICATOR SHOWED THE FLAPS AS REMAINING DOWN SOONER THAN WE DID. FO SHOWED LACK OF KNOWLEDGE OF SPD SETTINGS, EVEN THOUGH LNDG SAFELY. FLEW EXCESSIVELY FAST AND UNSTABILIZED FINAL APCH. FO OFTEN DISREGARDS TRAINING PROFILES WHEN FACED WITH REAL PROBS.
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.