Narrative:

After takeoff, flap control fault occurred and would not reset, leaving approximately 14 degrees of flap extended and restricting speed to 200 KIAS or less. The checklist for abnormal procedures with flap control fault was complied with, but reset remained unsuccessful, and as specified, landing 'as soon as practical' was planned. The original destination was miami, fl, international (mia) which was reporting and forecasting significantly better WX. (The runways at tpa were very wet.) 'historical' block time tpa-mia is 1:08 consuming approximately 1100 pounds of fuel. Initial fuel on board was over 2500 pounds. Ft lauderdale (fll) was planned as alternate and 400 pounds allowed for this, with 660 pounds being standard fuel reserve IFR. This all figures out to an extra 300 pounds of fuel available, basically. A 'practical landing' decision was made by me to continue the flight (under non emergency conditions of course), advising ATC of our speed restriction, landing at about 1000 pounds less weight, using a runway over 10000 ft long in mia. The WX was actually VFR on arrival and runways were dry. Our flap situation specifies increasing the 'unfactored' landing distance by 73 percent.

Related reports:

Google
 

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNABLE TO FULLY RETRACT FLAPS AFTER TKOF, CONTINUED TO DEST WITH APPROX 14 DEGS FLAPS EXTENDED. ACFT EQUIP PROB MALFUNCTION.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF, FLAP CTL FAULT OCCURRED AND WOULD NOT RESET, LEAVING APPROX 14 DEGS OF FLAP EXTENDED AND RESTRICTING SPD TO 200 KIAS OR LESS. THE CHKLIST FOR ABNORMAL PROCS WITH FLAP CTL FAULT WAS COMPLIED WITH, BUT RESET REMAINED UNSUCCESSFUL, AND AS SPECIFIED, LNDG 'AS SOON AS PRACTICAL' WAS PLANNED. THE ORIGINAL DEST WAS MIAMI, FL, INTL (MIA) WHICH WAS RPTING AND FORECASTING SIGNIFICANTLY BETTER WX. (THE RWYS AT TPA WERE VERY WET.) 'HISTORICAL' BLOCK TIME TPA-MIA IS 1:08 CONSUMING APPROX 1100 LBS OF FUEL. INITIAL FUEL ON BOARD WAS OVER 2500 LBS. FT LAUDERDALE (FLL) WAS PLANNED AS ALTERNATE AND 400 LBS ALLOWED FOR THIS, WITH 660 LBS BEING STANDARD FUEL RESERVE IFR. THIS ALL FIGURES OUT TO AN EXTRA 300 LBS OF FUEL AVAILABLE, BASICALLY. A 'PRACTICAL LNDG' DECISION WAS MADE BY ME TO CONTINUE THE FLT (UNDER NON EMER CONDITIONS OF COURSE), ADVISING ATC OF OUR SPD RESTRICTION, LNDG AT ABOUT 1000 LBS LESS WT, USING A RWY OVER 10000 FT LONG IN MIA. THE WX WAS ACTUALLY VFR ON ARR AND RWYS WERE DRY. OUR FLAP SIT SPECIFIES INCREASING THE 'UNFACTORED' LNDG DISTANCE BY 73 PERCENT.

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.