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An A320 captain reported a dual FMGC failure enroute forty-five minutes from landing. The same aircraft had a dual FMGC failure on the previous flight and was signed off by maintenance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 852835 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200909 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | FMS/FMC |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 137 Flight Crew Total 13680 Flight Crew Type 2638 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Maintenance |
Narrative:
After maintenance signed off dual FMGC failure in at our departure airport; had another dual FMGC failure again on return flight. Switched to 'standby nav'. Shot ILS approach to an uneventful landing. The failure occurred about 45 minutes after takeoff.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An A320 Captain reported a dual FMGC failure enroute forty-five minutes from landing. The same aircraft had a dual FMGC failure on the previous flight and was signed off by maintenance.
Narrative: After Maintenance signed off Dual FMGC Failure in at our departure airport; had another Dual FMGC Failure again on return flight. Switched to 'StandBy Nav'. Shot ILS approach to an uneventful landing. The failure occurred about 45 minutes after takeoff.
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.