A CRJ700 on takeoff climb at 1000 ft was unable to select flaps to the up position. Selected flaps to 20 units retracted to 8 units maximum. Returned to the field.

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Attributes
ACN	645042
Time
Date	200501
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : zzz.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet 700 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 4500
ASRS Report	645042
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : flap position indication other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Chart Or Publication
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

After takeoff and reaching 1000 ft AGL; we tried to select the flap lever to the 'up' position and it was jammed. After leveloff; we selected the flap lever to 20 degrees and found that we could extend the flaps and retract them back to flaps 3 degrees. We ran the QRH procedures and returned with no problems. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the flap control handle would not move from the takeoff setting to full up. The control handle was moved in the extend position to 20 units and on retracting it moved to 8 units and stopped. The maintenance action for correction of the control handle is unknown; as maintenance makes no reports for the crews.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CRJ700 ON TKOF CLB AT 1000 FT WAS UNABLE TO SELECT FLAPS TO THE UP POS. SELECTED FLAPS TO 20 UNITS RETRACTED TO 8 UNITS MAX. RETURNED TO THE FIELD.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF AND REACHING 1000 FT AGL; WE TRIED TO SELECT THE FLAP LEVER TO THE 'UP' POS AND IT WAS JAMMED. AFTER LEVELOFF; WE SELECTED THE FLAP LEVER TO 20 DEGS AND FOUND THAT WE COULD EXTEND THE FLAPS AND RETRACT THEM BACK TO FLAPS 3 DEGS. WE RAN THE QRH PROCS AND RETURNED WITH NO PROBS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE FLAP CTL HANDLE WOULD NOT MOVE FROM THE TKOF SETTING TO FULL UP. THE CTL HANDLE WAS MOVED IN THE EXTEND POS TO 20 UNITS AND ON RETRACTING IT MOVED TO 8 UNITS AND STOPPED. THE MAINT ACTION FOR CORRECTION OF THE CTL HANDLE IS UNKNOWN; AS MAINT MAKES NO RPTS FOR THE CREWS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.