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The pilots of a B737 identified a stabilizer trim failure following flap retraction during climb. After following the flight manual procedure they were unable to correct the problem; so they declared an emergency and successfully returned to the departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1062875 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201301 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | D01.TRACON |
| State Reference | CO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Horizontal Stabilizer Trim |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying First Officer |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 220 Flight Crew Total 12000 Flight Crew Type 8500 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
After retracting the flaps during climb the first officer was hand flying the aircraft and the electric stabilizer would not move the trim wheel. I pulled out the QRH and followed the electric stabilizer trim inop checklist. The trim wheel could not be moved electrically or manually. I called maintenance to see if they had any ideas before returning to the field. We declared an emergency and asked to return. I called operations and asked them to advise dispatch of our situation. We made an uneventful landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: The pilots of a B737 identified a stabilizer trim failure following flap retraction during climb. After following the Flight Manual procedure they were unable to correct the problem; so they declared an emergency and successfully returned to the departure airport.
Narrative: After retracting the flaps during climb the First Officer was hand flying the aircraft and the electric stabilizer would not move the trim wheel. I pulled out the QRH and followed the Electric Stabilizer Trim Inop checklist. The trim wheel could not be moved electrically or manually. I called Maintenance to see if they had any ideas before returning to the field. We declared an emergency and asked to return. I called Operations and asked them to advise Dispatch of our situation. We made an uneventful landing.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.