B757 flight crew reports distraction with radios departing jfk that causes a flap overspeed.

Attributes
ACN	742189
Time
Date	200706
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jfk.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl single value : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon tower : jfk.tower tower : sfo.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	742189
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	742190
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

On climb out from jfk after VNAV; flaps 5 degrees; climb power; jfk tower handed us off to ny departure. I changed frequency; however the radio did not switch channels for some reason. When I checked in with departure I was still on tower frequency; I checked the correct frequency and flipped the xfer switch back and forth and still remained on tower frequency. I then reselected departure frequency on our other communication radio and finally got departure control. During this short time my attention was diverted from the aircraft and PF. We had exceeded our flap 5 maximum speed by about 20 KTS. The flaps retracted without any problem. I did not feel like there was any structural problem; so we continued onto ZZZ. I advised dispatch and maintenance of the overspd and that I was continuing on to ZZZ.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 FLT CREW REPORTS DISTRACTION WITH RADIOS DEPARTING JFK THAT CAUSES A FLAP OVERSPEED.

Narrative: ON CLBOUT FROM JFK AFTER VNAV; FLAPS 5 DEGS; CLB PWR; JFK TWR HANDED US OFF TO NY DEP. I CHANGED FREQ; HOWEVER THE RADIO DID NOT SWITCH CHANNELS FOR SOME REASON. WHEN I CHKED IN WITH DEP I WAS STILL ON TWR FREQ; I CHKED THE CORRECT FREQ AND FLIPPED THE XFER SWITCH BACK AND FORTH AND STILL REMAINED ON TWR FREQ. I THEN RESELECTED DEP FREQ ON OUR OTHER COM RADIO AND FINALLY GOT DEP CTL. DURING THIS SHORT TIME MY ATTN WAS DIVERTED FROM THE ACFT AND PF. WE HAD EXCEEDED OUR FLAP 5 MAX SPD BY ABOUT 20 KTS. THE FLAPS RETRACTED WITHOUT ANY PROB. I DID NOT FEEL LIKE THERE WAS ANY STRUCTURAL PROB; SO WE CONTINUED ONTO ZZZ. I ADVISED DISPATCH AND MAINT OF THE OVERSPD AND THAT I WAS CONTINUING ON TO ZZZ.

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.