DC9 crew had leading edge slat fail to extend.

Attributes
ACN	410578
Time
Date	199808
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mmj airport : pit
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pit
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual arrival other enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	410578
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 7000
ASRS Report	410349
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Left slat would not extend. Followed all company procedures for no slat approach to a normal touchdown and landing. No assistance requested or needed. Supplemental information from acn 410349: slats extended on one side only aircraft rolled slightly. Slat disagreement light came on. Asked approach for vector until checklist completed. Landed normally.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC9 CREW HAD LEADING EDGE SLAT FAIL TO EXTEND.

Narrative: L SLAT WOULD NOT EXTEND. FOLLOWED ALL COMPANY PROCS FOR NO SLAT APCH TO A NORMAL TOUCHDOWN AND LNDG. NO ASSISTANCE REQUESTED OR NEEDED. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 410349: SLATS EXTENDED ON ONE SIDE ONLY ACFT ROLLED SLIGHTLY. SLAT DISAGREEMENT LIGHT CAME ON. ASKED APCH FOR VECTOR UNTIL CHKLIST COMPLETED. LANDED NORMALLY.

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.