<< >> NASA ASRS Report 875642, February 2010

An A320 flight crew experienced dual FMGC failure on arrival. Backup navigation was used to facilitate the visual approach.

Attributes
ACN	875642
Time
Date	201002
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Component
Aircraft Component	FMS/FMC
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Total 12000 Flight Crew Type 2900
Person 2
Function	First Officer Pilot Not Flying
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150 Flight Crew Total 7000 Flight Crew Type 700
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe

Narrative:

Apparent dual FMGC failure prior to top of descent. Lost all map displays and mcdu displayed please wait for remainder of flight. Reported the nav failure to center and received vectors/altitudes in conjunction with activating standby navigation. Flew a visual approach.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An A320 Flight Crew experienced dual FMGC failure on arrival. Backup navigation was used to facilitate the visual approach.

Narrative: Apparent dual FMGC failure prior to top of descent. Lost all map displays and MCDU displayed please wait for remainder of flight. Reported the nav failure to Center and received vectors/altitudes in conjunction with activating standby navigation. Flew a visual approach.

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.