Leading edge slats fail to extend during approach to landing.

Attributes
ACN	298664
Time
Date	199503
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dtw
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dtw tower : fwa
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 25
ASRS Report	298664
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Put slats/flaps out initially on downwind for approach at dtw. Slats did not work, we declared an emergency - accomplished the required company emergency procedure in our manual and landed without further event.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LEADING EDGE SLATS FAIL TO EXTEND DURING APCH TO LNDG.

Narrative: PUT SLATS/FLAPS OUT INITIALLY ON DOWNWIND FOR APCH AT DTW. SLATS DID NOT WORK, WE DECLARED AN EMER - ACCOMPLISHED THE REQUIRED COMPANY EMER PROC IN OUR MANUAL AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER EVENT.

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.