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Flight attendant is informed that the flaps failed to retract after takeoff and the should be prepared for an emergency return to the departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 935674 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201102 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Trailing Edge Flap |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant (On Duty) |
| Experience | Flight Attendant Airline Total 25 Flight Attendant Number Of Acft Qualified On 5 Flight Attendant Total 25 Flight Attendant Type 40 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
Ten minutes after takeoff the purser called and said we were to to do the check list for emergency evacuation. Captain said the wing flaps failed to retract and we had to return to the airport. Time given was approximately 25 minutes. We did the checklist and returned to the airport without further incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Flight Attendant is informed that the flaps failed to retract after takeoff and the should be prepared for an emergency return to the departure airport.
Narrative: Ten minutes after takeoff the Purser called and said we were to to do the check list for emergency evacuation. Captain said the wing flaps failed to retract and we had to return to the airport. Time given was approximately 25 minutes. We did the checklist and returned to the airport without further incident.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.