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A319 captain experiences an emergency exit warning climbing out of 13000 feet and elects to return to departure airport for maintenance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 865209 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200912 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Emergency Exit |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 240 Flight Crew Total 26000 Flight Crew Type 1000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
At 13000 msl we got an ECAM indicating the left over wing emergency exit ajar.....max altitude 10;000 msl. We advised ATC and they cleared us to 10;000 msl. We requested clearance back to ZZZ and advised dispatch and ZZZ station ops. We did not declare an emergency or request special handling. We landed ZZZ and returned to gate for repairs without incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A319 Captain experiences an emergency exit warning climbing out of 13000 feet and elects to return to departure airport for maintenance.
Narrative: At 13000 msl we got an ECAM indicating the left over wing emergency exit ajar.....max altitude 10;000 msl. We advised ATC and they cleared us to 10;000 msl. We requested clearance back to ZZZ and advised Dispatch and ZZZ Station Ops. We did not declare an emergency or request special handling. We landed ZZZ and returned to gate for repairs without incident.
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.