DC10 crew had asymmetric leading edge slats. Uneventful emergency landing accomplished.

Attributes
ACN	420773
Time
Date	199811
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : jfk airport : jfk
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 19000 msl bound upper : 19000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : jfk
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent other other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	420773
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : anomaly accepted other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On descent to jfk, when the slat handle was moved to the slats extend position, crew received a continuous slat disagree light. Slat disagree light checklist was completed, slats visually inspected. An asymmetric slat condition found. No slat landing with flaps checklist was completed and an uneventful landing accomplished. Emergency equipment was dispatched as a precaution. Their air was not needed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC10 CREW HAD ASYMMETRIC LEADING EDGE SLATS. UNEVENTFUL EMER LNDG ACCOMPLISHED.

Narrative: ON DSCNT TO JFK, WHEN THE SLAT HANDLE WAS MOVED TO THE SLATS EXTEND POS, CREW RECEIVED A CONTINUOUS SLAT DISAGREE LIGHT. SLAT DISAGREE LIGHT CHKLIST WAS COMPLETED, SLATS VISUALLY INSPECTED. AN ASYMMETRIC SLAT CONDITION FOUND. NO SLAT LNDG WITH FLAPS CHKLIST WAS COMPLETED AND AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG ACCOMPLISHED. EMER EQUIP WAS DISPATCHED AS A PRECAUTION. THEIR AIR WAS NOT NEEDED.

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.