B737-300
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200
Human-Machine Interface
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical
Flight Crew Rejected Takeoff
Aircraft
This was the first leg of the day; a -300 model; with a history of leading edge slat indication problems on forward panel. MEL said to verify with overhead panel that must function properly and it did. On takeoff; the forward Leading Edge in Transit Amber light came on and the green went out; as described in earlier logbook write-ups; but now there was an actual indication on the overhead showing the number five and six slats were retracted. We aborted at V1 due to not feeling confident the aircraft would fly.
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A B737-300 flight crew rejected their takeoff at V1 when a chronic leading edge slat in transit light illuminated but was; this time; backed up by individual slat indicators showing #5 and #6 had retracted.