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Attributes | |
ACN | 790864 |
Time | |
Date | 200806 |
Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : zzzz.airport |
State Reference | FO |
Altitude | msl single value : 5000 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | artcc : zau.artcc |
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 : 260 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 3500 |
ASRS Report | 790864 |
Events | |
Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : exited adverse environment |
Consequence | other |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Aircraft |
Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
After gear retraction we got an ECAM; anti-ice captain pitot first officer pitot standby pitot heat. After climbing to a safe altitude I began work on the ECAM procedure. It became readily apparent that all 3 pitot heat system were inoperative. We stayed clear of clouds and I contacted maintenance and dispatch. With the direction of maintenance and using my emergency authority/authorized; I reset multiple circuit breakers in an attempt to regain the system. All attempts failed; and we diverted to ZZZ where the WX was clear. An uneventful approach and landing were made.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ALL THREE PITOT HEAT SYSTEMS ON AN A320 FAILED AFTER TKOF. THE ACFT DIVERTED TO A VMC ARPT CLEAR OF CLOUDS.
Narrative: AFTER GEAR RETRACTION WE GOT AN ECAM; ANTI-ICE CAPT PITOT FO PITOT STANDBY PITOT HEAT. AFTER CLBING TO A SAFE ALT I BEGAN WORK ON THE ECAM PROC. IT BECAME READILY APPARENT THAT ALL 3 PITOT HEAT SYS WERE INOP. WE STAYED CLR OF CLOUDS AND I CONTACTED MAINT AND DISPATCH. WITH THE DIRECTION OF MAINT AND USING MY EMER AUTH; I RESET MULTIPLE CIRCUIT BREAKERS IN AN ATTEMPT TO REGAIN THE SYS. ALL ATTEMPTS FAILED; AND WE DIVERTED TO ZZZ WHERE THE WX WAS CLR. AN UNEVENTFUL APCH AND LNDG WERE MADE.
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.