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A B737-700 flight crew reported leading edge amber light remained on after takeoff. They ran the procedure; declared an emergency; and returned to departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 897316 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201007 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Leading Edge Slat |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Check Pilot Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Engineer Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 80 Flight Crew Total 21600 Flight Crew Type 2000 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 250 Flight Crew Total 1700 Flight Crew Type 300 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
After flaps were retracted [following takeoff]; the 'leading edge' amber disagree light did not extinguish. Climbed to 5;000 feet MSL and accomplished the QRH procedure for leading edge slat disagreement. Declared an emergency; burned off fuel and returned to [departure airport] for an uneventful landing. Turned aircraft over to maintenance for further action.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-700 Flight Crew reported Leading Edge amber light remained on after takeoff. They ran the procedure; declared an emergency; and returned to departure airport.
Narrative: After flaps were retracted [following takeoff]; the 'leading edge' amber disagree light did not extinguish. Climbed to 5;000 feet MSL and accomplished the QRH procedure for Leading Edge Slat Disagreement. Declared an emergency; burned off fuel and returned to [departure airport] for an uneventful landing. Turned aircraft over to maintenance for further action.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.