@PH-OY-73:
These guys did an actual flapless take-off in a 737 and survived (barely):
ACN: 658970 (1 of 1)
Time / Day
Local Time Of Day : 1801 To 2400
Date : 200505
Place
Locale Reference.Airport : DCA.Airport
State Reference : DC
Environment
Flight Conditions : VMC
Light : Night
Aircraft : 1
Controlling Facilities.Tower : DCA.Tower
Operator.Common Carrier : Air Carrier
Make Model Name : B737-800
Operating Under FAR Part : Part 121
Flight Phase.Climbout : Takeoff
Flight Phase.Ground : Taxi
Flight Plan : IFR
Component : 1
Aircraft Component : Stall Protection System
Person : 1
Affiliation.Company : Air Carrier
Function.Flight Crew : Captain
Function.Oversight : PIC
Qualification.Pilot : ATP
Experience.Flight Time.Last 90 Days : 210
Experience.Flight Time.Total : 8000
Experience.Flight Time.Type : 1200
ASRS Report : 658970
Person : 2
Affiliation.Company : Air Carrier
Function.Flight Crew : First Officer
Qualification.Pilot : ATP
Qualification.Pilot : Commercial
Qualification.Pilot : Flight Engineer
Qualification.Pilot : Instrument
Qualification.Pilot : Multi Engine
Qualification.Pilot : Private
Experience.Flight Time.Last 90 Days : 100
Experience.Flight Time.Type : 2000
ASRS Report : 658968
Events
Anomaly.Aircraft Equipment Problem : Critical
Anomaly.Non Adherence : Company Policies
Anomaly.Other Anomaly
Anomaly.Non Adherence : Published Procedure
Anomaly.Non Adherence : FAR
Independent Detector.Other.Flight CrewA
Independent Detector.Aircraft Equipment.Other Aircraft Equipment
Resolutory Action.Flight Crew : Regained Aircraft Control
Resolutory Action.Flight Crew : Overcame Equipment Problem
Consequence.Other : Company Review
Assessments
Problem Areas : Flight Crew Human Performance
Problem Areas : Aircraft
Primary Problem : Flight Crew Human Performance
Narrative
WE PUSHED BACK FROM THE GATE AND I INSTRUCTED THE FO TO START BOTH ENGS, ANTICIPATING A SHORT TAXI. WE PERFORMED THE AFTER START CHKLIST AND THE FO CALLED FOR TAXI. AS WE STARTED THE TAXI, I CALLED FOR THE TAXI CHKLIST, BUT IMMEDIATELY BECAME CONFUSED ABOUT THE RTE AND QUERIED THE FO TO HELP ME CLEAR UP THE DISCREPANCY. WE DISCUSSED THE RTE AND CONTINUED THE TAXI. WE WERE CLRED TO CROSS RWY 4, AND I ASKED THE FO TO SIT THE FLT ATTENDANTS. HE MADE THE APPROPRIATE PA. WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF RWY 1, BUT THE FLT ATTENDANT CALL CHIME WASN'T WORKING. I HAD CALLED FOR THE BEFORE TKOF CHKLIST, BUT THIS WAS INTERRUPTED BY THE COMS GLITCH. AFTER AFFIRMING THE FLT ATTENDANTS READY, WE VERBALLY CONFIRMED BEFORE TKOF CHKLIST COMPLETE. ON TKOF, ROTATION AND LIFTOFF WERE SLUGGISH. AT 100-150 FT AS I CONTINUED TO ROTATE, WE GOT THE STICK SHAKER. THE FO NOTICED THE NO FLAP CONDITION AND PLACED THE FLAPS TO 5 DEGS. THE REST OF THE FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL. WE WROTE UP THE TKOF WARNING HORN BUT FOUND THE CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED AT THE GATE. THE CAUSE OF THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SIT WAS A BREAKDOWN IN CHKLIST DISCIPLINE ATTRIBUTABLE TO COCKPIT DISTR. THE TAXI CHKLIST WAS INTERRUPTED BY MY TAXI RTE CONFUSION. THE BEFORE TKOF CHKLIST WAS INTERRUPTED BY A FLT ATTENDANT COM PROB. AND FOR SOME REASON, THE TKOF WARNING HORN CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED, REMOVING THE LAST CHK ON THIS TYPE OF THING. BOTH OF US FEEL OURSELVES TO BE HIGHLY DILIGENT PROFESSIONALS. WE GOT OURSELVES IN A BOX BY ALLOWING OURSELVES TO BE DISTR FROM THE CHKLIST. FROM NOW ON, IF I AM INTERRUPTED WHILE PERFORMING A CHKLIST, I INTEND TO DO THE WHOLE THING OVER AGAIN.
Synopsis
FLT CREW OF B737-800 TAKES OFF WITH FLAPS UP.
ASRS - Aviation Safety Reporting System