Commuter light transport return land when flaps would not retract after takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	172800
Time
Date	199103
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bgm
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bgm artcc : zse
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : intermediate altitude other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 3000
ASRS Report	172800
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Selected flaps up after takeoff. Flaps appeared stuck in the approach setting. Returned for normal landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER LTT RETURN LAND WHEN FLAPS WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TKOF.

Narrative: SELECTED FLAPS UP AFTER TKOF. FLAPS APPEARED STUCK IN THE APCH SETTING. RETURNED FOR NORMAL LNDG.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.