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An A320 pilot reported pneumatic bleed and air conditioning pack issues in flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 842356 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200907 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Pneumatic Valve/Bleed Valve |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Total 14200 Flight Crew Type 3000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
On departure when climbing through about 15000 ft we got an air left wing bleed leak ECAM. We followed ECAM and flight manual guidance and turned off the #1 bleed. There were no other restrictions on the flight so we continued the climb and flight to our destination. When preparing for descent we got an air pack 2 overheat ECAM; the procedure for which directed us to shut off the #2 pack. We donned our oxygen masks and descended to 17000 (the lowest safe altitude for our route) as a precaution but elected not to follow ECAM guidance until at a safe altitude since doing so would have resulted in a rapid decompression and because the pack 2 temperature was never out of normal limits. We then continued and made a normal landing at our destination.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An A320 pilot reported pneumatic bleed and air conditioning pack issues in flight.
Narrative: On departure when climbing through about 15000 FT we got an AIR LEFT WING BLEED LEAK ECAM. We followed ECAM and flight manual guidance and turned off the #1 bleed. There were no other restrictions on the flight so we continued the climb and flight to our destination. When preparing for descent we got an AIR PACK 2 OVERHEAT ECAM; the procedure for which directed us to shut off the #2 pack. We donned our oxygen masks and descended to 17000 (the lowest safe altitude for our route) as a precaution but elected not to follow ECAM guidance until at a safe altitude since doing so would have resulted in a rapid decompression and because the pack 2 temperature was never out of normal limits. We then continued and made a normal landing at our destination.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.