A B737 flight crew experienced a slight roll after takeoff when a leading edge device failed to retract. They declared an emergency and returned to departure airport to land.

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Attributes
ACN	799128
Time
Date	200808
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 3000
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	climbout : takeoff climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	799128
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 25000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	799129
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : flap pos ind other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Departing runway on flight from ZZZ to ZZZ1 cleaning up the aircraft led #3 failed to retract which caused a slight roll of the aircraft. After reducing aircraft speed; doing appropriate checklist and emergency was declared. Aircraft returned to ZZZ for an overweight landing without further incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737 FLT CREW EXPERIENCED A SLIGHT ROLL AFTER TAKEOFF WHEN A LEADING EDGE DEVICE FAILED TO RETRACT. THEY DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO DEP ARPT TO LAND.

Narrative: DEPARTING RWY ON FLT FROM ZZZ TO ZZZ1 CLEANING UP THE ACFT LED #3 FAILED TO RETRACT WHICH CAUSED A SLIGHT ROLL OF THE ACFT. AFTER REDUCING ACFT SPD; DOING APPROPRIATE CHKLIST AND EMER WAS DECLARED. ACFT RETURNED TO ZZZ FOR AN OVERWT LNDG WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 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.