Narrative:

I was called by the captain after takeoff and told we were returning to the gate because there was a problem with the flaps. I was told that there would not be an emergency landing by the captain. We brought the same aircraft in from ZZZ1 flight ab, and sat with the plane for 4 hours. Apparently, the problem had been written up before. A problem with the flaps should be fixed, not passed on to the next flight, regardless of how serious they feel it is.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767-300 CREW RETURNED TO THE DEP STATION WITH A FLAP PROB.

Narrative: I WAS CALLED BY THE CAPT AFTER TKOF AND TOLD WE WERE RETURNING TO THE GATE BECAUSE THERE WAS A PROB WITH THE FLAPS. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WOULD NOT BE AN EMER LNDG BY THE CAPT. WE BROUGHT THE SAME ACFT IN FROM ZZZ1 FLT AB, AND SAT WITH THE PLANE FOR 4 HRS. APPARENTLY, THE PROB HAD BEEN WRITTEN UP BEFORE. A PROB WITH THE FLAPS SHOULD BE FIXED, NOT PASSED ON TO THE NEXT FLT, REGARDLESS OF HOW SERIOUS THEY FEEL IT IS.

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.