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A-320 experiences a multitude of aircraft equipment problems malfunctions that forces the flight crew into a diversion to alternate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 269615 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199404 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : yyn |
| State Reference | MB |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 37000 msl bound upper : 37000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent other other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : czwg |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 269615 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
About 1 hour after departure from sea to bos red landing gear lights flickered on. About 1 hour later we lost the standby pitot heat which then came back on. Then mins later we lost 2 autoplts, 2 flight directors, autothrust and got a landing gear shock absorber fault ECAM message. Maintenance suggested we descend to 15000 ft, slow and extend, and cycle gear to melt ice on switches. We extended landing gear, got 3 green lights and autoplt flight director and automatic throttle back. When we put gear up we got ECAM landing gear not up and locked. By this time we were past winnipeg and diverted to msp with gear down. Landing and taxi in routine. Had emergency equipment standby.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A-320 EXPERIENCES A MULTITUDE OF ACFT EQUIP PROBS MALFUNCTIONS THAT FORCES THE FLC INTO A DIVERSION TO ALTERNATE.
Narrative: ABOUT 1 HR AFTER DEP FROM SEA TO BOS RED LNDG GEAR LIGHTS FLICKERED ON. ABOUT 1 HR LATER WE LOST THE STANDBY PITOT HEAT WHICH THEN CAME BACK ON. THEN MINS LATER WE LOST 2 AUTOPLTS, 2 FLT DIRECTORS, AUTOTHRUST AND GOT A LNDG GEAR SHOCK ABSORBER FAULT ECAM MESSAGE. MAINT SUGGESTED WE DSND TO 15000 FT, SLOW AND EXTEND, AND CYCLE GEAR TO MELT ICE ON SWITCHES. WE EXTENDED LNDG GEAR, GOT 3 GREEN LIGHTS AND AUTOPLT FLT DIRECTOR AND AUTO THROTTLE BACK. WHEN WE PUT GEAR UP WE GOT ECAM LNDG GEAR NOT UP AND LOCKED. BY THIS TIME WE WERE PAST WINNIPEG AND DIVERTED TO MSP WITH GEAR DOWN. LNDG AND TAXI IN ROUTINE. HAD EMER EQUIP STANDBY.
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.