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A320 flight crew dispatched with #2 bleed system MEL and disabled. At FL180 ECAM indicator #1 bleed air fault. Flight returned to departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 436341 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199904 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : msp.airport |
| State Reference | MN |
| Altitude | msl single value : 18000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zmp.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : ns.airway |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 436341 |
| 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 : pressurization other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed as precaution |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Dispatched from msp en route ewr with #2 bleed system MEL and disabled. Normal takeoff and climb to FL180 when ECAM message alerted #1 bleed air fault. Stopped climb and requested and commenced descent to 10000 ft. Reset bleed system per company operations manual and consulted dispatch/maintenance control. Agreed to continue to ewr at FL230. Began climb to FL230 when bleed fault recurred approximately FL180. Requested and received clearance to 10000 ft. Requested ATC clearance to msp. Operated APU as source for air conditioning and ventilation. Descended to 8000 ft and returned msp unpressurized. Landed without further incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 FLC DISPATCHED WITH #2 BLEED SYS MEL AND DISABLED. AT FL180 ECAM INDICATOR #1 BLEED AIR FAULT. FLT RETURNED TO DEP ARPT.
Narrative: DISPATCHED FROM MSP ENRTE EWR WITH #2 BLEED SYS MEL AND DISABLED. NORMAL TKOF AND CLB TO FL180 WHEN ECAM MESSAGE ALERTED #1 BLEED AIR FAULT. STOPPED CLB AND REQUESTED AND COMMENCED DSCNT TO 10000 FT. RESET BLEED SYS PER COMPANY OPS MANUAL AND CONSULTED DISPATCH/MAINT CTL. AGREED TO CONTINUE TO EWR AT FL230. BEGAN CLB TO FL230 WHEN BLEED FAULT RECURRED APPROX FL180. REQUESTED AND RECEIVED CLRNC TO 10000 FT. REQUESTED ATC CLRNC TO MSP. OPERATED APU AS SOURCE FOR AIR CONDITIONING AND VENTILATION. DSNDED TO 8000 FT AND RETURNED MSP UNPRESSURIZED. LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.
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.