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B757 captain reports leading edge flaps stuck between five and up during departure. Maintenance control is contacted and flight returns to departure airport using normal flap extension methods to an overweight landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1113906 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201309 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.TRACON |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Flap Control (Trailing & Leading Edge) |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 300 Flight Crew Total 29600 Flight Crew Type 13000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
After takeoff flap retraction on schedule the leading edge slats stuck between flaps 5 and up position. We followed the QRH checklist; slats remained stuck. We talked with dispatch and maintenance control and developed a plan to return. We declared an emergency and returned for an overweight landing 219;000 pounds. We checked landing data as per the flight manual and dispatch also confirmed landing data good we returned and landed using the normal flap extension system. Normal landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757 Captain reports leading edge flaps stuck between five and up during departure. Maintenance Control is contacted and flight returns to departure airport using normal flap extension methods to an overweight landing.
Narrative: After takeoff flap retraction on schedule the leading edge slats stuck between flaps 5 and up position. We followed the QRH checklist; slats remained stuck. We talked with Dispatch and Maintenance Control and developed a plan to return. we declared an emergency and returned for an overweight landing 219;000 LBS. We checked landing data as per the flight manual and Dispatch also confirmed landing data good we returned and landed using the normal flap extension system. Normal landing.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.