A widebody transport air carrier could not raise their flaps. They returned and landed overweight.

Attributes
ACN	217719
Time
Date	199208
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : txl airport : ber
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : ber tower : ber
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff landing other other
Route In Use	enroute : direct enroute : on vectors
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 : 10000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	217719
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	218178
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Unable to raise flaps after takeoff. Made 15 degree flap landing at 304000 pounds (overgross). Alerted fire brigade to follow aircraft as we used medium autobrakes and might have hot brakes (OAT - 35 degrees C). Normal landing. One tire (#6) did deflate 30 mins after block in. Supplemental information from acn 218178: touchdown was smooth, reverse thrust was selected and automatic brakes engaged normally. Turn-off was made at mid-field. Brake fans worked normally, #2 brake was observed to reach 595 degree C approximately 3 min after touchdown. #6 brake rose to 550 degrees C. #5 and 6 tires were replaced. No other damage incurred. Flap problem traced to computer malfunction.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A WDB ACR COULD NOT RAISE THEIR FLAPS. THEY RETURNED AND LANDED OVERWEIGHT.

Narrative: UNABLE TO RAISE FLAPS AFTER TKOF. MADE 15 DEG FLAP LNDG AT 304000 LBS (OVERGROSS). ALERTED FIRE BRIGADE TO FOLLOW ACFT AS WE USED MEDIUM AUTOBRAKES AND MIGHT HAVE HOT BRAKES (OAT - 35 DEGS C). NORMAL LNDG. ONE TIRE (#6) DID DEFLATE 30 MINS AFTER BLOCK IN. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 218178: TOUCHDOWN WAS SMOOTH, REVERSE THRUST WAS SELECTED AND AUTO BRAKES ENGAGED NORMALLY. TURN-OFF WAS MADE AT MID-FIELD. BRAKE FANS WORKED NORMALLY, #2 BRAKE WAS OBSERVED TO REACH 595 DEG C APPROX 3 MIN AFTER TOUCHDOWN. #6 BRAKE ROSE TO 550 DEGS C. #5 AND 6 TIRES WERE REPLACED. NO OTHER DAMAGE INCURRED. FLAP PROBLEM TRACED TO COMPUTER MALFUNCTION.

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.