<< >> NASA ASRS Report 960911, July 2011

B767-300 captain experiences a le slat asymmetry light when flaps are selected to 1. While accomplishing the QRH procedure the light goes out and flaps are extended normally with no further complications.

Attributes
ACN	960911
Time
Date	201107
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Final Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Leading Edge Slat
Person 1
Function	Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe

Narrative:

On final approach when the flap handle was positioned to '1' the indicators stopped before reaching '1' and a 'le slat asymmetry' light illuminated. No noticeable aircraft roll tendency was noticed. An emergency was declared and delay vectors to the longer runway were requested. While accomplishing the appropriate checklists the le slat asymmetry light suddenly extinguished and the flaps were lowered normally with no further complications. A normal landing was accomplished.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767-300 Captain experiences a LE Slat Asymmetry light when flaps are selected to 1. While accomplishing the QRH procedure the light goes out and flaps are extended normally with no further complications.

Narrative: On final approach when the flap handle was positioned to '1' the indicators stopped before reaching '1' and a 'LE Slat Asymmetry' light illuminated. No noticeable aircraft roll tendency was noticed. An emergency was declared and delay vectors to the longer runway were requested. While accomplishing the appropriate checklists the LE Slat asymmetry light suddenly extinguished and the flaps were lowered normally with no further complications. A normal landing was accomplished.

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.