Narrative:

Aircraft had open #2 bleed fault upon acceptance mem. Technician changed bmc and signed log. Climbing through 15000 ft, both engine bleeds faulted. Crew donned oxygen masks and completed ECAM steps to stabilize aircraft. #1 bleed became functional before cabin altitude became a problem. We elected to stay at low altitude and land, but gross weight at the time was approximately 157000 pounds and we needed to reduce weight approximately 15000 pounds to avoid overweight landing. Msp dispatch was advised, and recommended a diversion to msp for enhanced parts and passenger accommodations, and over 2 hours of flight was required prior to landing. Flight was conducted at low altitude to msp and a different aircraft continued the flight to sea. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter was contacted about another acn #336359, and at that time reporter relayed the incident of this report. Aircraft verified as A320. Because the aircraft had a previous bleed fault and the bleed monitoring computer had been changed to fix the problem, the reporter was wary when they had a dual bleed fault. Though, by following ECAM procedures they were able to get the #1 bleed functional, rather than risk climbing again to higher altitudes, reporter elected to stay low to burn off fuel and to return to the departure airport. After discussion with his company, and since it would take approximately 2 hours to burn the fuel to landing weight, they decided to divert to a better supplied and manned maintenance base. They flew at 10000 ft en route and landed uneventfully.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT EQUIP PROB. DUAL BLEED FAULT. ACFT STARTED TO DEPRESSURIZE, BUT FLC REGAINED #1 BLEED SO THE CABIN REMAINED PRESSURIZED. BECAUSE OF TIME TO BURN FUEL TO LNDG WT, RPTR'S COMPANY RECOMMENDED DIVERSION TO BETTER EQUIPPED MAINT BASE. FLC ELECTED TO STAY LOW AND NOT RICK ANOTHER FAILURE.

Narrative: ACFT HAD OPEN #2 BLEED FAULT UPON ACCEPTANCE MEM. TECHNICIAN CHANGED BMC AND SIGNED LOG. CLBING THROUGH 15000 FT, BOTH ENG BLEEDS FAULTED. CREW DONNED OXYGEN MASKS AND COMPLETED ECAM STEPS TO STABILIZE ACFT. #1 BLEED BECAME FUNCTIONAL BEFORE CABIN ALT BECAME A PROB. WE ELECTED TO STAY AT LOW ALT AND LAND, BUT GROSS WT AT THE TIME WAS APPROX 157000 LBS AND WE NEEDED TO REDUCE WT APPROX 15000 LBS TO AVOID OVERWT LNDG. MSP DISPATCH WAS ADVISED, AND RECOMMENDED A DIVERSION TO MSP FOR ENHANCED PARTS AND PAX ACCOMMODATIONS, AND OVER 2 HRS OF FLT WAS REQUIRED PRIOR TO LNDG. FLT WAS CONDUCTED AT LOW ALT TO MSP AND A DIFFERENT ACFT CONTINUED THE FLT TO SEA. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR WAS CONTACTED ABOUT ANOTHER ACN #336359, AND AT THAT TIME RPTR RELAYED THE INCIDENT OF THIS RPT. ACFT VERIFIED AS A320. BECAUSE THE ACFT HAD A PREVIOUS BLEED FAULT AND THE BLEED MONITORING COMPUTER HAD BEEN CHANGED TO FIX THE PROB, THE RPTR WAS WARY WHEN THEY HAD A DUAL BLEED FAULT. THOUGH, BY FOLLOWING ECAM PROCS THEY WERE ABLE TO GET THE #1 BLEED FUNCTIONAL, RATHER THAN RISK CLBING AGAIN TO HIGHER ALTS, RPTR ELECTED TO STAY LOW TO BURN OFF FUEL AND TO RETURN TO THE DEP ARPT. AFTER DISCUSSION WITH HIS COMPANY, AND SINCE IT WOULD TAKE APPROX 2 HRS TO BURN THE FUEL TO LNDG WT, THEY DECIDED TO DIVERT TO A BETTER SUPPLIED AND MANNED MAINT BASE. THEY FLEW AT 10000 FT ENRTE AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY.

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.