B737-200 flight crew return land after the leading edge wing slats would not properly retract.

Attributes
ACN	558412
Time
Date	200208
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : aus.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : aus.tower tower : den.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time type : 8500
ASRS Report	558412
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Normal takeoff from aus until PF called for flaps up. The #5 leading edge device would not retract. QRH was followed, flap (leading edge #5) still would not retract. Notified company maintenance, dispatch, aus operations and flight attendants. QRH followed for return to land at aus. Requested emergency equipment standing by and advised cabin crew to prepare the cabin for precautionary landing. Landed at, 102000 pounds and after landing, had emergency equipment check brakes for fire or smoke. None reported by emergency equipment. Taxied to gate. Maintenance showed up and checked leading edge devices for broken tracks, etc -- none found. Maintenance reported leading edge device's tracks very dry with minimum grease on them. Leading edge devices greased and cycled approximately 10 times. Maintenance notified us that leading edge devices working fine after greasing them. Log signed off and departed approximately XA30 late. Normal takeoff, climb with normal flight to phx.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-200 FLC RETURN LAND AFTER THE LEADING EDGE WING SLATS WOULD NOT PROPERLY RETRACT.

Narrative: NORMAL TKOF FROM AUS UNTIL PF CALLED FOR FLAPS UP. THE #5 LEADING EDGE DEVICE WOULD NOT RETRACT. QRH WAS FOLLOWED, FLAP (LEADING EDGE #5) STILL WOULD NOT RETRACT. NOTIFIED COMPANY MAINT, DISPATCH, AUS OPS AND FLT ATTENDANTS. QRH FOLLOWED FOR RETURN TO LAND AT AUS. REQUESTED EMER EQUIP STANDING BY AND ADVISED CABIN CREW TO PREPARE THE CABIN FOR PRECAUTIONARY LNDG. LANDED AT, 102000 LBS AND AFTER LNDG, HAD EMER EQUIP CHK BRAKES FOR FIRE OR SMOKE. NONE RPTED BY EMER EQUIP. TAXIED TO GATE. MAINT SHOWED UP AND CHKED LEADING EDGE DEVICES FOR BROKEN TRACKS, ETC -- NONE FOUND. MAINT RPTED LEADING EDGE DEVICE'S TRACKS VERY DRY WITH MINIMUM GREASE ON THEM. LEADING EDGE DEVICES GREASED AND CYCLED APPROX 10 TIMES. MAINT NOTIFIED US THAT LEADING EDGE DEVICES WORKING FINE AFTER GREASING THEM. LOG SIGNED OFF AND DEPARTED APPROX XA30 LATE. NORMAL TKOF, CLB WITH NORMAL FLT TO PHX.

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.