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A320 captain experiences a dual mcdu failure during arrival. Vectors are requested while the reset procedure is performed successfully.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1112533 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201308 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZNY.ARTCC |
| State Reference | NY |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | FMS/FMC |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 140 Flight Crew Total 19900 Flight Crew Type 4300 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
We had just leveled at 13;000 ft when both mcdu's went 'blank' (just menu prompts; with no FMGC prompt for a few seconds) and both map displays went blank on the nd's. We were able to re-enter the initialization information and restore nav/map capability after a few minutes. Just after the FMGC blanked; ATC assigned 7;000 ft. We advised ATC of the loss of navigation and requested to remain at 13;000 ft; as well as assigned heading. ATC re-assigned us as requested; with a slight change in heading assigned. We were able to re-establish the FMGC within a minute or two and resume the arrival. No emergency was declared and I am not aware of any priority handling for traffic priority received. The FMGC and IRU drift rate were written up to maintenance on arrival.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 Captain experiences a dual MCDU failure during arrival. Vectors are requested while the reset procedure is performed successfully.
Narrative: We had just leveled at 13;000 FT when both MCDU's went 'blank' (just menu prompts; with no FMGC prompt for a few seconds) and both Map displays went blank on the ND's. We were able to re-enter the initialization information and restore Nav/map capability after a few minutes. Just after the FMGC blanked; ATC assigned 7;000 FT. We advised ATC of the loss of Navigation and requested to remain at 13;000 FT; as well as assigned heading. ATC re-assigned us as requested; with a slight change in heading assigned. We were able to re-establish the FMGC within a minute or two and resume the arrival. No emergency was declared and I am not aware of any Priority Handling for Traffic Priority received. The FMGC and IRU drift rate were written up to Maintenance on arrival.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.