B737-300 flight crew in cruise had 'le flap transit' light illuminate; ran QRH and continued.

Attributes
ACN	802578
Time
Date	200808
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zzz.artcc
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 35000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	802578
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : le annunciator panel other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Leading edge flap transit light came on at cruise altitude of FL350. Could not see if flap was actually extended from cockpit. Followed QRH; descended to FL200; slowed to 210 KTS; extended the flaps to 1 degree; then up -- light still illuminated. Continued to ZZZ via QRH requirements and landed safely. Captain's write-up mistakenly sounded like we extended flaps at FL350. Did not catch this; but was informed later. Just to clarify; we did descend to FL200 via the QRH instructions.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-300 FLT CREW IN CRUISE HAD 'LE FLAP TRANSIT' LIGHT ILLUMINATE; RAN QRH AND CONTINUED.

Narrative: LEADING EDGE FLAP TRANSIT LIGHT CAME ON AT CRUISE ALT OF FL350. COULD NOT SEE IF FLAP WAS ACTUALLY EXTENDED FROM COCKPIT. FOLLOWED QRH; DSNDED TO FL200; SLOWED TO 210 KTS; EXTENDED THE FLAPS TO 1 DEG; THEN UP -- LIGHT STILL ILLUMINATED. CONTINUED TO ZZZ VIA QRH REQUIREMENTS AND LANDED SAFELY. CAPT'S WRITE-UP MISTAKENLY SOUNDED LIKE WE EXTENDED FLAPS AT FL350. DID NOT CATCH THIS; BUT WAS INFORMED LATER. JUST TO CLARIFY; WE DID DSND TO FL200 VIA THE QRH INSTRUCTIONS.

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.