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B737-400 crew returned to the departure station because a leading edge slat would not retract after takeoff at ord.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 555291 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200207 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ord.airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : c90.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 3 flight attendant time total : 3 flight attendant time type : 35 |
| ASRS Report | 555291 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist controller : issued new clearance flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On climb out, the captain informed us that the forward wing slats were 'stuck' in a partially engaged position and that we would return to ord. We secured the cabin and landed without incident at ord.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-400 CREW RETURNED TO THE DEP STATION BECAUSE A LEADING EDGE SLAT WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TKOF AT ORD.
Narrative: ON CLBOUT, THE CAPT INFORMED US THAT THE FORWARD WING SLATS WERE 'STUCK' IN A PARTIALLY ENGAGED POSITION AND THAT WE WOULD RETURN TO ORD. WE SECURED THE CABIN AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT ORD.
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.