<< >> NASA ASRS Report 391743, January 1998

Flight crew of a B737-300 declared an emergency during approach. When lowering the wing flap slats the slat extension warning indications illuminated. In a few mins the slat lights went out and a visual check of the slats indicated that they were working properly. The emergency was canceled and a normal landing was made.

Attributes
ACN	391743
Time
Date	199801
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : clt
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : clt
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	391743
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	391742
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	aircraft : equipment problem dissipated flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On approach to runway 36R in clt, as flaps were extended, amber leading edge intransit light on forward panel remained illuminated and overhead panel #3 leading edge flaps amber light illuminated when flaps selected to 1 degree, 5 degrees, and 10 degrees. Declared emergency as 15 degree flap landing was required/requested longer runway 36L. After 5 mins, all indications became normal and deadheading crew member confirmed slats were extended and all looked normal. We canceled the emergency and made normal 30 degree flap landing.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF A B737-300 DECLARED AN EMER DURING APCH. WHEN LOWERING THE WING FLAP SLATS THE SLAT EXTENSION WARNING INDICATIONS ILLUMINATED. IN A FEW MINS THE SLAT LIGHTS WENT OUT AND A VISUAL CHK OF THE SLATS INDICATED THAT THEY WERE WORKING PROPERLY. THE EMER WAS CANCELED AND A NORMAL LNDG WAS MADE.

Narrative: ON APCH TO RWY 36R IN CLT, AS FLAPS WERE EXTENDED, AMBER LEADING EDGE INTRANSIT LIGHT ON FORWARD PANEL REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND OVERHEAD PANEL #3 LEADING EDGE FLAPS AMBER LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN FLAPS SELECTED TO 1 DEG, 5 DEGS, AND 10 DEGS. DECLARED EMER AS 15 DEG FLAP LNDG WAS REQUIRED/REQUESTED LONGER RWY 36L. AFTER 5 MINS, ALL INDICATIONS BECAME NORMAL AND DEADHEADING CREW MEMBER CONFIRMED SLATS WERE EXTENDED AND ALL LOOKED NORMAL. WE CANCELED THE EMER AND MADE NORMAL 30 DEG FLAP LNDG.

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.