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A PC12 captain reported flaps failed to retract after takeoff after returning to the departure airport the flaps were re-set.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 973439 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201110 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Tower |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | PC-12 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Climb |
| Route In Use | Vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Trailing Edge Flap |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 70 Flight Crew Total 3400 Flight Crew Type 550 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
Normal takeoff - flaps would not retract - returned to field - was asked by tower if any assistance was needed - assured them no assistance was needed - landed and reset flaps per poh - continued flight without incident. Situation is common with PC12 flap system - occurrence is sporadic and unpredictable. Tower had crash equipment waiting through no request from us.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PC12 Captain reported flaps failed to retract after takeoff after returning to the departure airport the flaps were re-set.
Narrative: Normal takeoff - flaps would not retract - returned to field - was asked by Tower if any assistance was needed - assured them no assistance was needed - landed and reset flaps per POH - continued flight without incident. Situation is common with PC12 flap system - occurrence is sporadic and unpredictable. Tower had crash equipment waiting through no request from us.
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.