B737 crew aborts takeoff at iah after noting abnormal leading edge flap indication.

Attributes
ACN	427990
Time
Date	199902
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iah.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	427990
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	aircraft : equipment problem dissipated flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

We were cleared for takeoff iah runway 26. After we applied takeoff power, the captain noticed that the amber leading edge flap light illuminated. The captain aborted the takeoff just as we were starting our takeoff roll (20 KTS). We told the control tower and cleared the runway. After performing our appropriate checklist we called our maintenance clt. They told us it was all right to continue with this problem and referenced the appropriate MEL. Within seconds after calling maintenance control, the problem fixed itself and the light worked fine the remainder of the flight. The light was working properly again and appeared to have corrected itself so no entry was made into the aircraft maintenance logbook. We were the crew to take this aircraft back to houston. Upon departing the gate at sna, the same light flickered on and off intermittently. We checked our MEL and were ok to continue. En route to houston, tx, we entered the intermittent light problem into our aircraft logbook. The light once again worked normally the remainder of our flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 CREW ABORTS TKOF AT IAH AFTER NOTING ABNORMAL LEADING EDGE FLAP INDICATION.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF IAH RWY 26. AFTER WE APPLIED TKOF PWR, THE CAPT NOTICED THAT THE AMBER LEADING EDGE FLAP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CAPT ABORTED THE TKOF JUST AS WE WERE STARTING OUR TKOF ROLL (20 KTS). WE TOLD THE CTL TWR AND CLRED THE RWY. AFTER PERFORMING OUR APPROPRIATE CHKLIST WE CALLED OUR MAINT CLT. THEY TOLD US IT WAS ALL RIGHT TO CONTINUE WITH THIS PROB AND REFED THE APPROPRIATE MEL. WITHIN SECONDS AFTER CALLING MAINT CTL, THE PROB FIXED ITSELF AND THE LIGHT WORKED FINE THE REMAINDER OF THE FLT. THE LIGHT WAS WORKING PROPERLY AGAIN AND APPEARED TO HAVE CORRECTED ITSELF SO NO ENTRY WAS MADE INTO THE ACFT MAINT LOGBOOK. WE WERE THE CREW TO TAKE THIS ACFT BACK TO HOUSTON. UPON DEPARTING THE GATE AT SNA, THE SAME LIGHT FLICKERED ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. WE CHKED OUR MEL AND WERE OK TO CONTINUE. ENRTE TO HOUSTON, TX, WE ENTERED THE INTERMITTENT LIGHT PROB INTO OUR ACFT LOGBOOK. THE LIGHT ONCE AGAIN WORKED NORMALLY THE REMAINDER OF OUR FLT.

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.