An air carrier medium large transport returned and landed with multiple problems.

Attributes
ACN	259267
Time
Date	199312
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : abq
State Reference	NM
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 14000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zab tower : abq
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude ground : preflight other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 14200 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	259267
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

While conducting the cockpit preflight, the windshear inoperative light on the annunciator panel remained on so the mci coordinator was called. Abq contract maintenance was called to pull and collar the circuit breaker and defer the item. Then we noticed that either #1 or #2 selected, the altitude window would not arm. That item was deferred. The automatic land on both the #1 and #2 DFGS was inoperative and it was deferred. Dispatch was notified and an amendment to our release was sent. On taxi out the art inoperative light remained on with takeoff selected on the tri and the art switch in automatic. The appropriate procedure was followed and we took off. On the takeoff roll, the autothrottle would not engage and remained off. When cleaning the aircraft up, the vertical speed wheel would not move and, with further indications, we determined neither DFGS was working nor would the autoplt engage. While we were working through this we noticed that the stall indication fail light is on and after a short time cycled off. The appropriate procedure was complied with and we decided to return to abq not knowing what other indications and malfunctions we would encounter. While on approach, after flaps are partially extended, the spoiler/flap extended light came on. The spoiler handle was normal and then shortly the light went out. While on approach, the spoiler/flap extended light and the sif light cycled on and off several times. I disliked having to bring the aircraft and passenger back to abq with no company maintenance, but I was concerned about the deteriorating system on the aircraft. With us on the jumpseat was FAA inspector doing an en route inspection who commented afterward that he felt we had made the right decisions. While sitting at the gate before departure in daylight conditions, an announcement was made to passenger that all power would be shut down on the aircraft for approximately 20 seconds and then restored. All indications remained the same after the procedure. Accelerometer was replaced and corrected the problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR MLG RETURNED AND LANDED WITH MULTIPLE PROBS.

Narrative: WHILE CONDUCTING THE COCKPIT PREFLT, THE WINDSHEAR INOP LIGHT ON THE ANNUNCIATOR PANEL REMAINED ON SO THE MCI COORDINATOR WAS CALLED. ABQ CONTRACT MAINT WAS CALLED TO PULL AND COLLAR THE CIRCUIT BREAKER AND DEFER THE ITEM. THEN WE NOTICED THAT EITHER #1 OR #2 SELECTED, THE ALT WINDOW WOULD NOT ARM. THAT ITEM WAS DEFERRED. THE AUTO LAND ON BOTH THE #1 AND #2 DFGS WAS INOP AND IT WAS DEFERRED. DISPATCH WAS NOTIFIED AND AN AMENDMENT TO OUR RELEASE WAS SENT. ON TAXI OUT THE ART INOP LIGHT REMAINED ON WITH TKOF SELECTED ON THE TRI AND THE ART SWITCH IN AUTO. THE APPROPRIATE PROC WAS FOLLOWED AND WE TOOK OFF. ON THE TKOF ROLL, THE AUTOTHROTTLE WOULD NOT ENGAGE AND REMAINED OFF. WHEN CLEANING THE ACFT UP, THE VERT SPD WHEEL WOULD NOT MOVE AND, WITH FURTHER INDICATIONS, WE DETERMINED NEITHER DFGS WAS WORKING NOR WOULD THE AUTOPLT ENGAGE. WHILE WE WERE WORKING THROUGH THIS WE NOTICED THAT THE STALL INDICATION FAIL LIGHT IS ON AND AFTER A SHORT TIME CYCLED OFF. THE APPROPRIATE PROC WAS COMPLIED WITH AND WE DECIDED TO RETURN TO ABQ NOT KNOWING WHAT OTHER INDICATIONS AND MALFUNCTIONS WE WOULD ENCOUNTER. WHILE ON APCH, AFTER FLAPS ARE PARTIALLY EXTENDED, THE SPOILER/FLAP EXTENDED LIGHT CAME ON. THE SPOILER HANDLE WAS NORMAL AND THEN SHORTLY THE LIGHT WENT OUT. WHILE ON APCH, THE SPOILER/FLAP EXTENDED LIGHT AND THE SIF LIGHT CYCLED ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES. I DISLIKED HAVING TO BRING THE ACFT AND PAX BACK TO ABQ WITH NO COMPANY MAINT, BUT I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE DETERIORATING SYS ON THE ACFT. WITH US ON THE JUMPSEAT WAS FAA INSPECTOR DOING AN ENRTE INSPECTION WHO COMMENTED AFTERWARD THAT HE FELT WE HAD MADE THE R DECISIONS. WHILE SITTING AT THE GATE BEFORE DEP IN DAYLIGHT CONDITIONS, AN ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE TO PAX THAT ALL PWR WOULD BE SHUT DOWN ON THE ACFT FOR APPROX 20 SECONDS AND THEN RESTORED. ALL INDICATIONS REMAINED THE SAME AFTER THE PROC. ACCELEROMETER WAS REPLACED AND CORRECTED THE PROB.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.