Narrative:

After takeoff from decatur, il in our large transport freighter, I as PF called for flap retraction on schedule. When flaps were selected to the 2 degree position, the flap indicators agreed with flaps 2 degrees. However, the forward panel 'left. East. Flaps' amber indicating light remained illuminated. A check of the F/east panel leading edge devices light panel showed green for leading edge devices 2, 3, 6 and 7, as is normal. We leveled off at 8000' MSL and later climbed to FL190. All applicable checklists were consulted and complied with. Checklists did not allow us any further actions than to be/remain configured with trailing edge flaps at 2 degrees and leading edge devices 2, 3, 6 and 7 extended. Flight control in louisville, ky was contacted and advised of flight conditions. First officer made radio calls to flight control with captain monitoring conversations. First officer slowly and explicitly stated the aircraft position northwest of terre haute, in VFR and stated the specific flap and leading edge device confign and the associated warning light indications.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AFTER TKOF IN LGT FREIGHTER, FLT CREW WAS UNABLE TOTALLY RETRACT FLAPS AND SLATS. PROCEEDED TO SDF FOR LNDG.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF FROM DECATUR, IL IN OUR LGT FREIGHTER, I AS PF CALLED FOR FLAP RETRACTION ON SCHEDULE. WHEN FLAPS WERE SELECTED TO THE 2 DEG POS, THE FLAP INDICATORS AGREED WITH FLAPS 2 DEGS. HOWEVER, THE FORWARD PANEL 'L. E. FLAPS' AMBER INDICATING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. A CHK OF THE F/E PANEL LEADING EDGE DEVICES LIGHT PANEL SHOWED GREEN FOR LEADING EDGE DEVICES 2, 3, 6 AND 7, AS IS NORMAL. WE LEVELED OFF AT 8000' MSL AND LATER CLBED TO FL190. ALL APPLICABLE CHKLISTS WERE CONSULTED AND COMPLIED WITH. CHKLISTS DID NOT ALLOW US ANY FURTHER ACTIONS THAN TO BE/REMAIN CONFIGURED WITH TRAILING EDGE FLAPS AT 2 DEGS AND LEADING EDGE DEVICES 2, 3, 6 AND 7 EXTENDED. FLT CTL IN LOUISVILLE, KY WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED OF FLT CONDITIONS. F/O MADE RADIO CALLS TO FLT CTL WITH CAPT MONITORING CONVERSATIONS. F/O SLOWLY AND EXPLICITLY STATED THE ACFT POS NW OF TERRE HAUTE, IN VFR AND STATED THE SPECIFIC FLAP AND LEADING EDGE DEVICE CONFIGN AND THE ASSOCIATED WARNING LIGHT INDICATIONS.

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.