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B737-700 crew returned to the departure station because they were unable to retract the leading edge devices. This was the second day in a row that the aircraft returned for the same problem.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 549023 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200205 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-600, -700, -800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure sid : ns |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 7000 |
| ASRS Report | 549023 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist controller : issued new clearance flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : testing performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : fault isolation |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Leading edge devices would not retract when flaps selected up. Returned for landing. Maintenance performed. Aircraft released to service. Next day on departure, same event happened again. Returned for landing at departure airport (bos).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-700 CREW RETURNED TO THE DEP STATION BECAUSE THEY WERE UNABLE TO RETRACT THE LEADING EDGE DEVICES. THIS WAS THE SECOND DAY IN A ROW THAT THE ACFT RETURNED FOR THE SAME PROB.
Narrative: LEADING EDGE DEVICES WOULD NOT RETRACT WHEN FLAPS SELECTED UP. RETURNED FOR LNDG. MAINT PERFORMED. ACFT RELEASED TO SVC. NEXT DAY ON DEP, SAME EVENT HAPPENED AGAIN. RETURNED FOR LNDG AT DEP ARPT (BOS).
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.