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A B737 crew, departing mia, experienced an asymmetric slat condition when attempting to retract the flaps slats.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 550559 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200206 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mia.tracon |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl single value : 8000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mia.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure sid : miami 6 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 550559 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : leading edge flaps transit light other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Leading edge flaps transit light on, after takeoff/climb checklist, all leading edge devices transit light illuminated. Leveled off at 8000 ft, maintained 220 KTS, performed leading edge flaps transit checklist. Visually verified asymmetric slats on both wings. Declared emergency with mia. Told them we would be returning to land at miami. Accomplished asymmetrical or no leading edge devices checklist. Accomplished all normal checklists. Pilot did flaps 15 degree landing at 130000 pounds.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737 CREW, DEPARTING MIA, EXPERIENCED AN ASYMMETRIC SLAT CONDITION WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RETRACT THE FLAPS SLATS.
Narrative: LEADING EDGE FLAPS TRANSIT LIGHT ON, AFTER TKOF/CLB CHKLIST, ALL LEADING EDGE DEVICES TRANSIT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. LEVELED OFF AT 8000 FT, MAINTAINED 220 KTS, PERFORMED LEADING EDGE FLAPS TRANSIT CHKLIST. VISUALLY VERIFIED ASYMMETRIC SLATS ON BOTH WINGS. DECLARED EMER WITH MIA. TOLD THEM WE WOULD BE RETURNING TO LAND AT MIAMI. ACCOMPLISHED ASYMMETRICAL OR NO LEADING EDGE DEVICES CHKLIST. ACCOMPLISHED ALL NORMAL CHKLISTS. PLT DID FLAPS 15 DEG LNDG AT 130000 LBS.
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.