A return land in a night operation mandated by aircraft equipment problem malfunction.

Attributes
ACN	254658
Time
Date	199310
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msp
State Reference	MN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1840 msl bound upper : 1840
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : msp tracon : dfw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : initial other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 220
ASRS Report	254658
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe 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	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

During flap retract after departing runway 11L msp, #4 leading edge slat failed to retract. Air carrier company cockpit operating manual was followed to no avail. An attempt was made to raise the leading edge slat using the alternate system to no avail. Msp dispatch and maintenance control was consulted to see if they had any suggestions. The answer was no and we were advised to return to msp. A visual approach and landing was made to runway 11L.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A RETURN LAND IN A NIGHT OP MANDATED BY ACFT EQUIP PROB MALFUNCTION.

Narrative: DURING FLAP RETRACT AFTER DEPARTING RWY 11L MSP, #4 LEADING EDGE SLAT FAILED TO RETRACT. ACR COMPANY COCKPIT OPERATING MANUAL WAS FOLLOWED TO NO AVAIL. AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO RAISE THE LEADING EDGE SLAT USING THE ALTERNATE SYS TO NO AVAIL. MSP DISPATCH AND MAINT CTL WAS CONSULTED TO SEE IF THEY HAD ANY SUGGESTIONS. THE ANSWER WAS NO AND WE WERE ADVISED TO RETURN TO MSP. A VISUAL APCH AND LNDG WAS MADE TO RWY 11L.

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.