<< >> NASA ASRS Report 972999, October 2011

A B767-300 ECAM alerted le slat asym as the flaps/slats were retracted after takeoff; so an emergency was declared; the QRH complied with and the crew returned to the departure airport.

Attributes
ACN	972999
Time
Date	201110
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Leading Edge Slat
Person 1
Function	First Officer
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

On departure we got a le slat asym message. We declared an emergency and ran the QRH checklist for le slat asym and referred to QRH advisory landing distances for our configuration. We returned and landed. Airfield rescue and fire fighters look over the aircraft and checked for hot brakes.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B767-300 ECAM alerted LE SLAT ASYM as the flaps/slats were retracted after takeoff; so an emergency was declared; the QRH complied with and the crew returned to the departure airport.

Narrative: On departure we got a LE SLAT ASYM message. We declared an emergency and ran the QRH checklist for LE SLAT ASYM and referred to QRH Advisory Landing Distances for our configuration. We returned and landed. Airfield Rescue and Fire Fighters look over the aircraft and checked for hot brakes.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.