B767-300 crew had the leading edge slats not retract.

Attributes
ACN	635747
Time
Date	200410
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 6
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 20 flight attendant time total : 20 flight attendant time type : 10
ASRS Report	635747
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eicas leading edge slats other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist controller : issued new clearance flight crew : landed as precaution
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

After takeoff flight did not accelerate and climb as usual. After a few mins, captain phoned and informed cabin crew that there was a problem retracting the leading edge flap, and we would be returning to land back at ZZZ. The captain explained that upon a fast landing the brakes could overheat and to be aware of the possibility of smoke or fire in the cabin, and to be aware that there would be ground emergency/fire rescue present near the runway. The flight landed fast but without incident. Passenger and crew exited as usual via jetbridge to the terminal.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767-300 CREW HAD THE LEADING EDGE SLATS NOT RETRACT.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF FLT DID NOT ACCELERATE AND CLB AS USUAL. AFTER A FEW MINS, CAPT PHONED AND INFORMED CABIN CREW THAT THERE WAS A PROB RETRACTING THE LEADING EDGE FLAP, AND WE WOULD BE RETURNING TO LAND BACK AT ZZZ. THE CAPT EXPLAINED THAT UPON A FAST LNDG THE BRAKES COULD OVERHEAT AND TO BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SMOKE OR FIRE IN THE CABIN, AND TO BE AWARE THAT THERE WOULD BE GND EMER/FIRE RESCUE PRESENT NEAR THE RWY. THE FLT LANDED FAST BUT WITHOUT INCIDENT. PAX AND CREW EXITED AS USUAL VIA JETBRIDGE TO THE TERMINAL.

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.