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Originally Posted by Alchemy  Not that I know of. It is, unfortunately, a somewhat common mistake since there is no "auto retract" feature triggered by exceeding Vfe9.
My company revised it's after takeoff checklist several years ago requring both pilots to verbally confirm "flaps indicating zero" as part of the after takeoff checklist, usually completed within the first 3-4 thousand feet after takeoff, if not sooner. If I recall correctly, this adddition to the checklist was very effective in reducing flap overspeeds, which could result in lengthy delays due to the required maintenance inspection after they occured. |
This is true but flap overspeeds occurrence has climbed ever since. I'm not sure if it's back to the occurrence level it was pre- checklist change but it is close. Chalk one up for complacency.