A B757 returns to mia after receiving multiple failures of flight control and guidance equipment. Aircraft is overweight on landing.

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Attributes
ACN	430954
Time
Date	199903
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mia.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	430954
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : elcas other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Mia approach control. Multiple malfunctions on flight deck to include rudder ratio, mach speed trim, elevator asymmetrical, and no autoplts. Captain elected to return to mia and make an overweight landing account captain's emergency authority/authorized based on flight manual part 1 section 19 paragraph 1.10 subparagraph C sub 2.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757 RETURNS TO MIA AFTER RECEIVING MULTIPLE FAILURES OF FLT CTL AND GUIDANCE EQUIP. ACFT IS OVERWT ON LNDG.

Narrative: MIA APCH CTL. MULTIPLE MALFUNCTIONS ON FLT DECK TO INCLUDE RUDDER RATIO, MACH SPD TRIM, ELEVATOR ASYMMETRICAL, AND NO AUTOPLTS. CAPT ELECTED TO RETURN TO MIA AND MAKE AN OVERWT LNDG ACCOUNT CAPT'S EMER AUTH BASED ON FLT MANUAL PART 1 SECTION 19 PARAGRAPH 1.10 SUBPARAGRAPH C SUB 2.

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.