A B737-300 had a repeat report of flaps failing to retract from position #1. Reset circuit breaker no help. Tapped flap position indicator. Flaps operation normal.

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Attributes
ACN	665158
Time
Date	200507
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bwi.airport
State Reference	MD
Altitude	agl single value : 1000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bwi.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	665158
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120
ASRS Report	665161
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : flap pos indicator other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	aircraft : equipment problem dissipated
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Flaps would not move from position #1 after takeoff. After conferring with maintenance; I chose to use my emergency authority/authorized and cycle the trailing edge flap position indicator circuit breaker instead of returning to bwi for a flaps 1 departure approach and landing. This was a repeat issue with this aircraft from the previous leg; but this time cycling the circuit breaker was no help. I then tapped firmly on the leading edge devices indicator several times which caused the flaps to then move to the selected 'up' position. The flaps and slats then operated normally. We continued on to our destination without further incident. No emergency/urgency was declared. No limits were exceeded.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-300 HAD A REPEAT RPT OF FLAPS FAILING TO RETRACT FROM POS #1. RESET CIRCUIT BREAKER NO HELP. TAPPED FLAP POS INDICATOR. FLAPS OP NORMAL.

Narrative: FLAPS WOULD NOT MOVE FROM POS #1 AFTER TKOF. AFTER CONFERRING WITH MAINT; I CHOSE TO USE MY EMER AUTH AND CYCLE THE TRAILING EDGE FLAP POS INDICATOR CIRCUIT BREAKER INSTEAD OF RETURNING TO BWI FOR A FLAPS 1 DEP APCH AND LNDG. THIS WAS A REPEAT ISSUE WITH THIS ACFT FROM THE PREVIOUS LEG; BUT THIS TIME CYCLING THE CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS NO HELP. I THEN TAPPED FIRMLY ON THE LEADING EDGE DEVICES INDICATOR SEVERAL TIMES WHICH CAUSED THE FLAPS TO THEN MOVE TO THE SELECTED 'UP' POS. THE FLAPS AND SLATS THEN OPERATED NORMALLY. WE CONTINUED ON TO OUR DEST WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMER/URGENCY WAS DECLARED. NO LIMITS WERE EXCEEDED.

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.