Aircraft equipment problem mandates a return land situation.

Attributes
ACN	214016
Time
Date	199206
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phx
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : phx
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 11000
ASRS Report	214016
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

After takeoff #1 leading edge slat failed to retract. Flaps were cycled back to 2 degrees and up with same result. The 'leading edge device fails to retract' checklist was complied with and the decision was made to land overweight at phx. The landing was uneventful.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT EQUIP PROBLEM MANDATES A RETURN LAND SITUATION.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF #1 LEADING EDGE SLAT FAILED TO RETRACT. FLAPS WERE CYCLED BACK TO 2 DEGS AND UP WITH SAME RESULT. THE 'LEADING EDGE DEVICE FAILS TO RETRACT' CHKLIST WAS COMPLIED WITH AND THE DECISION WAS MADE TO LAND OVERWT AT PHX. THE LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL.

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.