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Flight crew of a dehavilland dash 8-200 exceeded the wing flap speed due to delayed retraction during initial climb.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 497614 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200101 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : phx.airport |
| Altitude | msl single value : 7000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : p50.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Dash 8-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : initial |
| Route In Use | departure : on vectors |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 213 flight time total : 1060 flight time type : 287 |
| ASRS Report | 497614 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 1600 |
| ASRS Report | 497280 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : flap extend indicator other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
After takeoff, during climb out, the first officer (PF) made the standard request to retract the wing flaps, which the captain (PNF) failed to accomplish. After subsequent leveloff, indicated airspeed accelerated to approximately 210 KIAS, exceeding the maximum flap 5 degrees extended speed (vfe) of 148 KIAS. The flaps were not retracted at the appropriate time because the captain forgot to select them to the up position in the midst of correcting his radio transmission error with ATC. While the captain had his head down in the flight deck troubleshooting the communication problem, the first officer (PF) was flying a left climbing turn with his attention concentrated on looking for other air traffic and therefore was unable to confirm that the captain had completed his specific duties. After the communication distraction was resolved. The captain failed to follow standard checklist procedure outlines in the company flight manual to verify that all the climb check memory items had been accomplished. Additionally, the captain failed as PIC to fulfill the '...responsibility that all items have been properly completed in accord with this manual when a checklist is complete.' looking forward, this situation can be avoided by the captain's (PNF's) proper adherence to checklist use, company procedure, and standardization. Also, the PF must always ensure the PNF accomplishes all items of a checklist.'497614 syn
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT CREW OF A DEHAVILLAND DASH 8-200 EXCEEDED THE WING FLAP SPEED DUE TO DELAYED RETRACTION DURING INITIAL CLIMB.
Narrative: AFTER TKOF, DURING CLBOUT, THE FO (PF) MADE THE STANDARD REQUEST TO RETRACT THE WING FLAPS, WHICH THE CAPT (PNF) FAILED TO ACCOMPLISH. AFTER SUBSEQUENT LEVELOFF, INDICATED AIRSPD ACCELERATED TO APPROX 210 KIAS, EXCEEDING THE MAX FLAP 5 DEGS EXTENDED SPD (VFE) OF 148 KIAS. THE FLAPS WERE NOT RETRACTED AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME BECAUSE THE CAPT FORGOT TO SELECT THEM TO THE UP POS IN THE MIDST OF CORRECTING HIS RADIO XMISSION ERROR WITH ATC. WHILE THE CAPT HAD HIS HEAD DOWN IN THE FLT DECK TROUBLESHOOTING THE COM PROB, THE FO (PF) WAS FLYING A L CLBING TURN WITH HIS ATTN CONCENTRATED ON LOOKING FOR OTHER AIR TFC AND THEREFORE WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM THAT THE CAPT HAD COMPLETED HIS SPECIFIC DUTIES. AFTER THE COM DISTR WAS RESOLVED. THE CAPT FAILED TO FOLLOW STANDARD CHKLIST PROC OUTLINES IN THE COMPANY FLT MANUAL TO VERIFY THAT ALL THE CLB CHK MEMORY ITEMS HAD BEEN ACCOMPLISHED. ADDITIONALLY, THE CAPT FAILED AS PIC TO FULFILL THE '...RESPONSIBILITY THAT ALL ITEMS HAVE BEEN PROPERLY COMPLETED IN ACCORD WITH THIS MANUAL WHEN A CHKLIST IS COMPLETE.' LOOKING FORWARD, THIS SIT CAN BE AVOIDED BY THE CAPT'S (PNF'S) PROPER ADHERENCE TO CHKLIST USE, COMPANY PROC, AND STANDARDIZATION. ALSO, THE PF MUST ALWAYS ENSURE THE PNF ACCOMPLISHES ALL ITEMS OF A CHKLIST.'497614 SYN
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.