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An A320 flight crew faced with a loss of air conditioning airflow utilized the captain's authority to operate the deferred hot air/trim air system. Doing so returned system operation to normal.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 890755 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201005 |
| 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 Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Air Conditioning Distribution System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 210 Flight Crew Total 17800 Flight Crew Type 3600 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Just after takeoff we noticed there was no airflow in the cockpit; the packs were on and the aircraft was pressurizing. The trim air/hot air system was deferred. I turned on the trim air/hot air system and the air flow resumed. Temp and pressure were normal. Phone patched with maintenance control and dispatch and all agreed to continue on to our destination and to monitor the situation. The rest of the flight was uneventful and all systems operated normally.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An A320 flight crew faced with a loss of air conditioning airflow utilized the Captain's authority to operate the deferred hot air/trim air system. Doing so returned system operation to normal.
Narrative: Just after takeoff we noticed there was no airflow in the cockpit; the packs were on and the aircraft was pressurizing. The trim air/hot air system was deferred. I turned on the trim air/hot air system and the air flow resumed. Temp and pressure were normal. Phone patched with Maintenance Control and Dispatch and all agreed to continue on to our destination and to monitor the situation. The rest of the flight was uneventful and all systems operated normally.
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.