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B737 flight crew reported emergency diversion due to leading edge transit illuminated during landing approach.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1700020 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201911 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Tower |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Flap Control (Trailing & Leading Edge) |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 218 Flight Crew Total 4489 Flight Crew Type 4205 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 102 Flight Crew Total 2248 Flight Crew Type 2248 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
On approach to landing at ZZZ the amber leading edge transit light came on and stayed on. Diverted to ZZZ1 after running the appropriate checklists; 'tests' [requested priority handling] and ran the flaps 15 abnormal checklist and landing data for flaps 15 landing (manual version and data from dispatch). From our holding fix (zzzzz) ZZZ1 was approx. 40 nm closer than ZZZ2 captains emergency authority was used. Landed at ZZZ1 flaps 15 without further events.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 flight crew reported emergency diversion due to Leading Edge transit illuminated during landing approach.
Narrative: On approach to landing at ZZZ the amber leading edge transit light came on and stayed on. Diverted to ZZZ1 after running the appropriate checklists; 'TESTS' [Requested Priority Handling] and ran the flaps 15 abnormal checklist and landing data for flaps 15 landing (manual version and data from dispatch). From our holding fix (ZZZZZ) ZZZ1 was approx. 40 nm closer than ZZZ2 Captains emergency authority was used. Landed at ZZZ1 flaps 15 without further events.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.