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An A320 flight crew experienced ECAM for pack 2 overheat and regulator fault. Since pack 1 was deferred inoperative they returned to departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 790672 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200806 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 9000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : zzz.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| 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 : 8000 flight time type : 1600 |
| ASRS Report | 790672 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : ecam other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
The #1 pack was deferred inoperative. Some maintenance was done on pack #2 due to numerous inbound logs for high cabin temperature. On departure passing about 9000 ft pack #2 overheat occurred. We leveled at 10000 ft to complete ECAM. Pack #2 came back on after several mins. An additional ECAM for air pack #2 regulator fault occurred. We talked to dispatch and maintenance and decided safest thing to do would be to return to ZZZ. Cabin never exceeded 10000 ft. Return uneventful.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A320 FLT CREW EXPERIENCED ECAM FOR PACK 2 OVERHEAT AND REGULATOR FAULT. SINCE PACK 1 WAS DEFERRED INOP THEY RETURNED TO DEP ARPT.
Narrative: THE #1 PACK WAS DEFERRED INOP. SOME MAINT WAS DONE ON PACK #2 DUE TO NUMEROUS INBOUND LOGS FOR HIGH CABIN TEMP. ON DEP PASSING ABOUT 9000 FT PACK #2 OVERHEAT OCCURRED. WE LEVELED AT 10000 FT TO COMPLETE ECAM. PACK #2 CAME BACK ON AFTER SEVERAL MINS. AN ADDITIONAL ECAM FOR AIR PACK #2 REGULATOR FAULT OCCURRED. WE TALKED TO DISPATCH AND MAINT AND DECIDED SAFEST THING TO DO WOULD BE TO RETURN TO ZZZ. CABIN NEVER EXCEEDED 10000 FT. RETURN UNEVENTFUL.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.