Answer: The slats on the leading edge of the wing allow the airplane to take off and land at lower speeds. When extended they alter the airflow so the wing can produce more lift at lower speed.

At 167kt on the take-off roll, fractionally below rotation speed, all the leading-edge slats inboard of the engines on each side automatically retracted, after receiving a spurious indication of ...

A manufacturing defect will require the replacement of leading edge slat tracks on a small subset of the global fleet of Boeing 737NG and Max aircraft.

The slat track guides a plane wings’ leading edge slats. Boeing said it has not been made aware of any in-service issues related to the faulty batch, but compromised strength and durability ...

The FAA said up to 148 leading edge slat tracks manufactured by a Boeing sub-tier supplier are affected and cover 133 NG and 179 MAX aircraft worldwide. 1:26 Boeing 737 MAX planes could be back in ...

The affected part is known as leading-edge slat track. Boeing says it has not been informed of any in-service issues related to this. May 29, 2025 e-Paper. LOGIN Account.