A wire in a dhc-8-100's flap handle was loose and prevented flap retraction in flight. The aircraft ...

Attributes
ACN	938887
Time
Date	201103
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Dash 8-100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Flap Control (Trailing & Leading Edge)
Person 1
Function	Pilot Not Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	First Officer Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Commercial
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

On approach at 500 ft; the first officer called for flaps to be selected from the current setting of 15 degrees to a setting of 35 degrees. Flaps remained at 15 degrees; I returned the flap handle to the 15 degree detent. Upon landing flaps were selected to the normal after landing setting of 5 degrees; flaps then retracted to 5 degrees normally. After deplaning I contacted maintenance control and did a write up. Contract maintenance came and did the actions that maintenance control told him to do. We ran the airplane and found that the flaps worked normally through all selections; 0 to 35 and 35 to 0 and then worked each detent 0 to 35 and 35 to 0. I then reset the flaps to 5 degrees for takeoff. Departed normally and at flap retract altitude flaps were selected up. Flaps remained at the 5 degree takeoff setting; I returned the flap handle to the 5 degree detent. [We] returned to the departure airport at 140 KTS; made a normal landing using the flaps 0 degree reference numbers.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A wire in a DHC-8-100's flap handle was loose and prevented flap retraction in flight. The aircraft returned to land twice before being ferried for maintenance.

Narrative: On approach at 500 FT; the First Officer called for flaps to be selected from the current setting of 15 degrees to a setting of 35 degrees. Flaps remained at 15 degrees; I returned the flap handle to the 15 degree detent. Upon landing flaps were selected to the normal after landing setting of 5 degrees; flaps then retracted to 5 degrees normally. After deplaning I contacted Maintenance Control and did a write up. Contract Maintenance came and did the actions that Maintenance Control told him to do. We ran the airplane and found that the flaps worked normally through all selections; 0 to 35 and 35 to 0 and then worked each detent 0 to 35 and 35 to 0. I then reset the flaps to 5 degrees for takeoff. Departed normally and at flap retract altitude flaps were selected up. Flaps remained at the 5 degree takeoff setting; I returned the flap handle to the 5 degree detent. [We] returned to the departure airport at 140 KTS; made a normal landing using the flaps 0 degree reference numbers.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

A wire in a dhc-8-100's flap handle was loose and prevented flap retraction in flight. The aircraft returned to land twice before being ferried for maintenance.