Narrative:

ATC facility: abq. Location: abq 360/85. While at cruise at FL370 for approximately 1.5 hours, suddenly got EICAS message, 'leading edge extend,' and amber leading edge light, and the flap indicator indicated between up and 1 degree. Not knowing if this was an indication or an actual leading device problem, I did not want to do experiments at FL370 in a B767. I elected to land at nearest suitable company airport. Abq happened to be 85 NM south of our position. We notified ATC of our problem and intent to land at abq. ATC cleared us to lower in direction of abq, and we began and eventually completed the appropriate procedure and checklist for the problem. We also contacted personnel at abq with our intentions and also requested they contact dispatch, since we could not reach them on an appropriate frequency in that rushed time. We later did use a phone patch to talk to dispatch. I also briefed the #1 flight attendant, and the passenger of our situation and intentions. I was flying the aircraft, and managed a very smooth flight. The remainder of the procedure was uneventful. Throughout this and the handling of my passenger by abq was very professional I thought. In particular, my first officer, did an excellent job.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B767 EXPERIENCES A POSSIBLE UNCOMMANDED LEADING EDGE FLAP DEPLOYMENT WHILE IN CRUISE. PIC ELECTS TO DIVERT TO ABQ FOR INSPECTION.

Narrative: ATC FACILITY: ABQ. LOCATION: ABQ 360/85. WHILE AT CRUISE AT FL370 FOR APPROX 1.5 HRS, SUDDENLY GOT EICAS MESSAGE, 'LEADING EDGE EXTEND,' AND AMBER LEADING EDGE LIGHT, AND THE FLAP INDICATOR INDICATED BTWN UP AND 1 DEG. NOT KNOWING IF THIS WAS AN INDICATION OR AN ACTUAL LEADING DEVICE PROB, I DID NOT WANT TO DO EXPERIMENTS AT FL370 IN A B767. I ELECTED TO LAND AT NEAREST SUITABLE COMPANY ARPT. ABQ HAPPENED TO BE 85 NM S OF OUR POS. WE NOTIFIED ATC OF OUR PROB AND INTENT TO LAND AT ABQ. ATC CLRED US TO LOWER IN DIRECTION OF ABQ, AND WE BEGAN AND EVENTUALLY COMPLETED THE APPROPRIATE PROC AND CHKLIST FOR THE PROB. WE ALSO CONTACTED PERSONNEL AT ABQ WITH OUR INTENTIONS AND ALSO REQUESTED THEY CONTACT DISPATCH, SINCE WE COULD NOT REACH THEM ON AN APPROPRIATE FREQ IN THAT RUSHED TIME. WE LATER DID USE A PHONE PATCH TO TALK TO DISPATCH. I ALSO BRIEFED THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT, AND THE PAX OF OUR SIT AND INTENTIONS. I WAS FLYING THE ACFT, AND MANAGED A VERY SMOOTH FLT. THE REMAINDER OF THE PROC WAS UNEVENTFUL. THROUGHOUT THIS AND THE HANDLING OF MY PAX BY ABQ WAS VERY PROFESSIONAL I THOUGHT. IN PARTICULAR, MY FO, DID AN EXCELLENT JOB.

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.