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B727 climbing from dfw had a leading edge flap amber light. Crew were unable to resolve the problem so an emergency was declared and return land to dfw was executed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 360220 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199702 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 19000 msl bound upper : 19000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zfw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude descent other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 360220 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Air interruption return to dfw after takeoff. While intercepting the dallas one departure out of dfw I was leveling the aircraft at FL190. The amber leading edge flap light illuminated. I slowed the aircraft to below 240 KTS and gave control to the first officer. The flight engineer and I then reviewed the checklist for leading edge flap/slat abnormalities. Since this occurred approximately 15 mins after takeoff I felt the after retraction checklist did not apply. I elected to declare an emergency and return to dfw. Approach and landing were uneventful. Dfw crash fire rescue equipment followed us to the gate. First officer and flight engineer both did a great job in assisting me with the problem.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B727 CLBING FROM DFW HAD A LEADING EDGE FLAP AMBER LIGHT. CREW WERE UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROB SO AN EMER WAS DECLARED AND RETURN LAND TO DFW WAS EXECUTED.
Narrative: AIR INTERRUPTION RETURN TO DFW AFTER TKOF. WHILE INTERCEPTING THE DALLAS ONE DEP OUT OF DFW I WAS LEVELING THE ACFT AT FL190. THE AMBER LEADING EDGE FLAP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. I SLOWED THE ACFT TO BELOW 240 KTS AND GAVE CTL TO THE FO. THE FE AND I THEN REVIEWED THE CHKLIST FOR LEADING EDGE FLAP/SLAT ABNORMALITIES. SINCE THIS OCCURRED APPROX 15 MINS AFTER TKOF I FELT THE AFTER RETRACTION CHKLIST DID NOT APPLY. I ELECTED TO DECLARE AN EMER AND RETURN TO DFW. APCH AND LNDG WERE UNEVENTFUL. DFW CFR FOLLOWED US TO THE GATE. FO AND FE BOTH DID A GREAT JOB IN ASSISTING ME WITH THE PROB.
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.