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A B767-300 'flap/slat/elect' EICAS status message appeared during climb after flaps retracted. Flap handle was difficult to put in the fully retracted detent.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 756280 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200710 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lax.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 14000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sct.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 756280 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| ASRS Report | 756286 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On climb out after aircraft cleanup; received EICAS status message 'flap/slat elect.' verified that both flaps and slats indicated full up; and ensured that the flap handle was fully engaged within the up detent. No other abnormal indications were noted. After leveloff; contacted B767 technical services by phone patch; and coordinated maintenance at destination. No problems during aircraft confign for landing. During aircraft cleanup after landing rollout; the first officer noted unusual resistance during movement of the flap handle near the full up position. We elected to not force the handle; and left it slightly short of the up detent until maintenance took a look at it. Mechanic agreed that the handle was hanging-up slightly prior to the full up position and had to be pushed down into the up detent in order to fully seat; which was odd. Performed postflt walkaround inspection; found nothing unusual and aircraft was turned over to maintenance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767-300 'FLAP/SLAT/ELECT' EICAS STATUS MSG APPEARED DURING CLB AFTER FLAPS RETRACTED. FLAP HANDLE WAS DIFFICULT TO PUT IN THE FULLY RETRACTED DETENT.
Narrative: ON CLBOUT AFTER ACFT CLEANUP; RECEIVED EICAS STATUS MESSAGE 'FLAP/SLAT ELECT.' VERIFIED THAT BOTH FLAPS AND SLATS INDICATED FULL UP; AND ENSURED THAT THE FLAP HANDLE WAS FULLY ENGAGED WITHIN THE UP DETENT. NO OTHER ABNORMAL INDICATIONS WERE NOTED. AFTER LEVELOFF; CONTACTED B767 TECHNICAL SVCS BY PHONE PATCH; AND COORDINATED MAINT AT DEST. NO PROBS DURING ACFT CONFIGN FOR LNDG. DURING ACFT CLEANUP AFTER LNDG ROLLOUT; THE FO NOTED UNUSUAL RESISTANCE DURING MOVEMENT OF THE FLAP HANDLE NEAR THE FULL UP POS. WE ELECTED TO NOT FORCE THE HANDLE; AND LEFT IT SLIGHTLY SHORT OF THE UP DETENT UNTIL MAINT TOOK A LOOK AT IT. MECH AGREED THAT THE HANDLE WAS HANGING-UP SLIGHTLY PRIOR TO THE FULL UP POS AND HAD TO BE PUSHED DOWN INTO THE UP DETENT IN ORDER TO FULLY SEAT; WHICH WAS ODD. PERFORMED POSTFLT WALKAROUND INSPECTION; FOUND NOTHING UNUSUAL AND ACFT WAS TURNED OVER TO MAINT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.