An MD11 on climb at 5000 ft experienced a slat alert warning light which went out after flaps and slats recycled. Captain exercised command authority/authorized and proceeded to destination.

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Attributes
ACN	402130
Time
Date	199805
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mem
State Reference	TN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mem
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-10 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 10800 flight time type : 310
ASRS Report	402130
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Upon departure out of mem for ind, as we raised the slats, we received a slat alert indicating an unsafe condition. There were no control problems or secondary indications on the confign display. The checklist calls for lowering the slats and landing, but does not say at the nearest suitable airport. Because of the lack of secondary indications, we cycled the slats back to the up position a couple of times, and the faulty light went away. We proceeded to our destination and in the descent the light flickered on then off as we cycled again. Now, with the light off, we landed without incident. The only reason that I am filing this report is to protect me from cycling the slats and proceeding to our destination versus having just turned around and landing at mem. With no secondary indications, we assumed that it was only a faulty light and tried to get the job done by proceeding to ind.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD11 ON CLB AT 5000 FT EXPERIENCED A SLAT ALERT WARNING LIGHT WHICH WENT OUT AFTER FLAPS AND SLATS RECYCLED. CAPT EXERCISED COMMAND AUTH AND PROCEEDED TO DEST.

Narrative: UPON DEP OUT OF MEM FOR IND, AS WE RAISED THE SLATS, WE RECEIVED A SLAT ALERT INDICATING AN UNSAFE CONDITION. THERE WERE NO CTL PROBS OR SECONDARY INDICATIONS ON THE CONFIGN DISPLAY. THE CHKLIST CALLS FOR LOWERING THE SLATS AND LNDG, BUT DOES NOT SAY AT THE NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT. BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF SECONDARY INDICATIONS, WE CYCLED THE SLATS BACK TO THE UP POS A COUPLE OF TIMES, AND THE FAULTY LIGHT WENT AWAY. WE PROCEEDED TO OUR DEST AND IN THE DSCNT THE LIGHT FLICKERED ON THEN OFF AS WE CYCLED AGAIN. NOW, WITH THE LIGHT OFF, WE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE ONLY REASON THAT I AM FILING THIS RPT IS TO PROTECT ME FROM CYCLING THE SLATS AND PROCEEDING TO OUR DEST VERSUS HAVING JUST TURNED AROUND AND LNDG AT MEM. WITH NO SECONDARY INDICATIONS, WE ASSUMED THAT IT WAS ONLY A FAULTY LIGHT AND TRIED TO GET THE JOB DONE BY PROCEEDING TO IND.

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.