Repetitive, multiple aircraft equipment problems malfunctions cause flight cancellation on an A-320.

Attributes
ACN	315290
Time
Date	199509
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phx
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
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	ground : parked ground : preflight other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 1300
ASRS Report	315290
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 12100 flight time type : 550
ASRS Report	315294
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

The aircraft was at the gate having been released by maintenance from a 'C' check. As first officer, I was first to arrive and found aircraft with too much fuel for the flight to tus. Notified dispatch and began preflight. FAA was also aboard aircraft as I preflted. No other discrepancies were noted at that time by me or the FAA. During first engine start, #1 engine ignition 'B' failed. Notified dispatch and received an 'unmanned station release.' we continued on to tus. At landing, both engine thrust reversers failed to deploy, followed by #1 and #2 full authority/authorized digital engine control system fail lights. We continued on to gate and captain called maintenance control. We reset affected system in accordance with maintenance instructions. System reset normally and we continued back to phx. During flight, #2 fuel pump failed. Upon landing at phx, both reversers and full authority/authorized digital engine control system failed again. We contacted maintenance control and maintenance worked on aircraft for 2 1/2 - 3 hours. The aircraft was released back to the crew. We boarded, loaded our passenger for flight to mke. At pushback crew noticed that overwing exits were not armed. We notified maintenance control, came back to gate, and flight was canceled. Supplemental information from acn 315294: aircraft pulled to gate for flight after undergoing 'C' check. Preflight by first officer and FAA inspector found no defects. However, aircraft was overfueled and required 3500 pounds defuel. During first engine start 'B ignition fault' occurred. Crew contacted maintenance and received an 'unmanned station airworthiness release.' flight departed for tucson, az. Upon landing in tucson, both #1 and #2 engine thrust reversers faulted, both fadec #1 and #2 faulted. Captain contacted phx maintenance control. Crew reset system as per maintenance instructions. Flight departed for phx. During flight left wing #2 fuel pump failed. Upon landing in phx, both reversers and fadecs failed again. Crew contacted maintenance control. Phx maintenance worked on aircraft for approximately 2 1/2 - 3 hours. After completion of maintenance, crew reboarded aircraft for next flight leg. On pushback crew found overwing emergency exits were disarmed. Crew contacted maintenance control again. Flight was canceled.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: REPETITIVE, MULTIPLE ACFT EQUIP PROBS MALFUNCTIONS CAUSE FLT CANCELLATION ON AN A-320.

Narrative: THE ACFT WAS AT THE GATE HAVING BEEN RELEASED BY MAINT FROM A 'C' CHK. AS FO, I WAS FIRST TO ARRIVE AND FOUND ACFT WITH TOO MUCH FUEL FOR THE FLT TO TUS. NOTIFIED DISPATCH AND BEGAN PREFLT. FAA WAS ALSO ABOARD ACFT AS I PREFLTED. NO OTHER DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED AT THAT TIME BY ME OR THE FAA. DURING FIRST ENG START, #1 ENG IGNITION 'B' FAILED. NOTIFIED DISPATCH AND RECEIVED AN 'UNMANNED STATION RELEASE.' WE CONTINUED ON TO TUS. AT LNDG, BOTH ENG THRUST REVERSERS FAILED TO DEPLOY, FOLLOWED BY #1 AND #2 FULL AUTH DIGITAL ENG CTL SYS FAIL LIGHTS. WE CONTINUED ON TO GATE AND CAPT CALLED MAINT CTL. WE RESET AFFECTED SYS IN ACCORDANCE WITH MAINT INSTRUCTIONS. SYS RESET NORMALLY AND WE CONTINUED BACK TO PHX. DURING FLT, #2 FUEL PUMP FAILED. UPON LNDG AT PHX, BOTH REVERSERS AND FULL AUTH DIGITAL ENG CTL SYS FAILED AGAIN. WE CONTACTED MAINT CTL AND MAINT WORKED ON ACFT FOR 2 1/2 - 3 HRS. THE ACFT WAS RELEASED BACK TO THE CREW. WE BOARDED, LOADED OUR PAX FOR FLT TO MKE. AT PUSHBACK CREW NOTICED THAT OVERWING EXITS WERE NOT ARMED. WE NOTIFIED MAINT CTL, CAME BACK TO GATE, AND FLT WAS CANCELED. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 315294: ACFT PULLED TO GATE FOR FLT AFTER UNDERGOING 'C' CHK. PREFLT BY FO AND FAA INSPECTOR FOUND NO DEFECTS. HOWEVER, ACFT WAS OVERFUELED AND REQUIRED 3500 LBS DEFUEL. DURING FIRST ENG START 'B IGNITION FAULT' OCCURRED. CREW CONTACTED MAINT AND RECEIVED AN 'UNMANNED STATION AIRWORTHINESS RELEASE.' FLT DEPARTED FOR TUCSON, AZ. UPON LNDG IN TUCSON, BOTH #1 AND #2 ENG THRUST REVERSERS FAULTED, BOTH FADEC #1 AND #2 FAULTED. CAPT CONTACTED PHX MAINT CTL. CREW RESET SYS AS PER MAINT INSTRUCTIONS. FLT DEPARTED FOR PHX. DURING FLT L WING #2 FUEL PUMP FAILED. UPON LNDG IN PHX, BOTH REVERSERS AND FADECS FAILED AGAIN. CREW CONTACTED MAINT CTL. PHX MAINT WORKED ON ACFT FOR APPROX 2 1/2 - 3 HRS. AFTER COMPLETION OF MAINT, CREW REBOARDED ACFT FOR NEXT FLT LEG. ON PUSHBACK CREW FOUND OVERWING EMER EXITS WERE DISARMED. CREW CONTACTED MAINT CTL AGAIN. FLT WAS CANCELED.

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.