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After takeoff, air carrier large transport finds it cannot retract a portion of the leading edge device because it is blocked by an open fuel access door.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 144395 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199004 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fpo |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zma |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : takeoff ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 75 |
| ASRS Report | 144395 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
During flap retraction from 5 degree to 2 degree, amber leading edge flap light remained on. Visibility inspection confirmed #5 leading edge device on right wing extended. Decision was made to go to mco because of fuel and altitude considerations. With ATC concurrence, fuel was dumped so as to arrive mco at maximum landing weight. Approach and landing at mco were normal. Visibility inspection on post flight found fuel access door open and locked. Company maintenance at mco released aircraft after functional check of leading edge devices. Fuel door appeared closed after fueling, maybe install warning light on fuel door access panel.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AFTER TKOF, ACR LGT FINDS IT CANNOT RETRACT A PORTION OF THE LEADING EDGE DEVICE BECAUSE IT IS BLOCKED BY AN OPEN FUEL ACCESS DOOR.
Narrative: DURING FLAP RETRACTION FROM 5 DEG TO 2 DEG, AMBER LEADING EDGE FLAP LIGHT REMAINED ON. VIS INSPECTION CONFIRMED #5 LEADING EDGE DEVICE ON R WING EXTENDED. DECISION WAS MADE TO GO TO MCO BECAUSE OF FUEL AND ALT CONSIDERATIONS. WITH ATC CONCURRENCE, FUEL WAS DUMPED SO AS TO ARRIVE MCO AT MAX LNDG WT. APCH AND LNDG AT MCO WERE NORMAL. VIS INSPECTION ON POST FLT FOUND FUEL ACCESS DOOR OPEN AND LOCKED. COMPANY MAINT AT MCO RELEASED ACFT AFTER FUNCTIONAL CHK OF LEADING EDGE DEVICES. FUEL DOOR APPEARED CLOSED AFTER FUELING, MAYBE INSTALL WARNING LIGHT ON FUEL DOOR ACCESS PANEL.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.