A B757 has damage to the leading edge slat resulting in the flight crew deciding to divert to sea.

Attributes
ACN	628772
Time
Date	200408
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cyvr.airport
State Reference	BC
Altitude	msl single value : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : czvr.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	628772
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 17500 flight time type : 5100
ASRS Report	628922
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to alternate
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

During flap retraction from position #1 to 'up' position, a noise was heard. Later during climb out, flight attendants reported a vibration and noise. Continued to troubleshoot and get a hold of dispatch. Flight attendants felt vibration in floor. Unable to establish voice communications with dispatch. Had flight attendant check condition of leading edge flaps. Flight attendant informed us there was damage to the inboard leading edge slat and right wing. Continued to try to establish voice communications with dispatch but was unable. We were 114 mi from sea and captain made decision to divert to sea. Informed dispatch via ACARS that we were diverting due to damage in right wing and that the aircraft was flying normally. Flight attendants and passenger were informed of diversion. No emergency was declared. Flaps extended normally and captain made a normal landing in sea. Supplemental information from acn 628922: there was a write-up saying the gap seal on the flaps was coming off and was removed. We were concerned the slats would not come out for a normal landing. They did come out just like a normal landing. We landed flaps 30 degrees normal landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757 HAS DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE SLAT RESULTING IN THE FLT CREW DECIDING TO DIVERT TO SEA.

Narrative: DURING FLAP RETRACTION FROM POS #1 TO 'UP' POS, A NOISE WAS HEARD. LATER DURING CLBOUT, FLT ATTENDANTS RPTED A VIBRATION AND NOISE. CONTINUED TO TROUBLESHOOT AND GET A HOLD OF DISPATCH. FLT ATTENDANTS FELT VIBRATION IN FLOOR. UNABLE TO ESTABLISH VOICE COMS WITH DISPATCH. HAD FLT ATTENDANT CHK CONDITION OF LEADING EDGE FLAPS. FLT ATTENDANT INFORMED US THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE INBOARD LEADING EDGE SLAT AND R WING. CONTINUED TO TRY TO ESTABLISH VOICE COMS WITH DISPATCH BUT WAS UNABLE. WE WERE 114 MI FROM SEA AND CAPT MADE DECISION TO DIVERT TO SEA. INFORMED DISPATCH VIA ACARS THAT WE WERE DIVERTING DUE TO DAMAGE IN R WING AND THAT THE ACFT WAS FLYING NORMALLY. FLT ATTENDANTS AND PAX WERE INFORMED OF DIVERSION. NO EMER WAS DECLARED. FLAPS EXTENDED NORMALLY AND CAPT MADE A NORMAL LNDG IN SEA. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 628922: THERE WAS A WRITE-UP SAYING THE GAP SEAL ON THE FLAPS WAS COMING OFF AND WAS REMOVED. WE WERE CONCERNED THE SLATS WOULD NOT COME OUT FOR A NORMAL LNDG. THEY DID COME OUT JUST LIKE A NORMAL LNDG. WE LANDED FLAPS 30 DEGS NORMAL 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.