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A320 flight crew departing at maximum gw has engine malfunction requiring return to field with over weight landing. Crew scheduling is unsympathetic and tries to reschedule the flight crew.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 737541 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200705 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5100 msl bound upper : 6000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : zzz1.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 25000 flight time type : 3500 |
| ASRS Report | 737541 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 167 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 1880 |
| ASRS Report | 738067 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : ecam other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
165600 pounds maximum gross weight; landing weight 164000 pounds; full aircraft plus 1 jumpseater. At 6000 ft on climb out we heard a loud continuing noise coming from the #1 engine. We looked at the engine page and saw that the #1 EPR gauge was gone; still had N1 and N2. We brought back the throttle until the noise went away; ran the ECAM which had us turn on the N1 modes manually; completed all checklists; declared an emergency and did an overweight landing; captain and first officer requested the rest of the day off. Crew scheduling wanted us to fly a trip at XA00 or deadhead. Flight crew stated we needed time to regroup ourselves and deadheading on a 5 hour 30 min flight in coach was not the way to do it. Safety was our first concern even though the scheduling reminded us we would lose 8 hours of pay. I will not jeopardize safety for money as both my first officer and myself just dealt with an extremely stressful situation. Aircraft at maximum gross weight; loss of power on #1 engine; overweight landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 FLT CREW DEPARTING AT MAX GW HAS ENGINE MALFUNCTION REQUIRING RETURN TO FIELD WITH OVER WEIGHT LANDING. CREW SCHEDULING IS UNSYMPATHETIC AND TRIES TO RESCHEDULE THE FLT CREW.
Narrative: 165600 LBS MAX GROSS WT; LNDG WT 164000 LBS; FULL ACFT PLUS 1 JUMPSEATER. AT 6000 FT ON CLBOUT WE HEARD A LOUD CONTINUING NOISE COMING FROM THE #1 ENG. WE LOOKED AT THE ENG PAGE AND SAW THAT THE #1 EPR GAUGE WAS GONE; STILL HAD N1 AND N2. WE BROUGHT BACK THE THROTTLE UNTIL THE NOISE WENT AWAY; RAN THE ECAM WHICH HAD US TURN ON THE N1 MODES MANUALLY; COMPLETED ALL CHKLISTS; DECLARED AN EMER AND DID AN OVERWT LNDG; CAPT AND FO REQUESTED THE REST OF THE DAY OFF. CREW SCHEDULING WANTED US TO FLY A TRIP AT XA00 OR DEADHEAD. FLT CREW STATED WE NEEDED TIME TO REGROUP OURSELVES AND DEADHEADING ON A 5 HR 30 MIN FLT IN COACH WAS NOT THE WAY TO DO IT. SAFETY WAS OUR FIRST CONCERN EVEN THOUGH THE SCHEDULING REMINDED US WE WOULD LOSE 8 HRS OF PAY. I WILL NOT JEOPARDIZE SAFETY FOR MONEY AS BOTH MY FO AND MYSELF JUST DEALT WITH AN EXTREMELY STRESSFUL SITUATION. ACFT AT MAX GROSS WT; LOSS OF PWR ON #1 ENG; OVERWT LNDG.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.