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An A320 crew refused an aircraft with a history air conditioning problems. Maintenance claimed to have repaired the system but while enroute numerous air conditioning control issues developed indicating that the maintenance had perhaps not addressed the system.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 890890 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201005 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Aircraft Auto Temperature System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 110 Flight Crew Total 12819 Flight Crew Type 2847 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 186 Flight Crew Total 16700 Flight Crew Type 5250 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
A new maintenance release was sent to the aircraft. After the aircraft doors were secured and the jetway pulled away; the captain looked at the maintenance release and noted that the maintenance action of replacing the zone temp controller was not on it. The captain had the jetway returned to the aircraft and called for the pilot on special assignment. Once he arrived in the cockpit; the captain asked him why the refusal with the replacement fix was not on the log. He made a phone call to confirm that the maintenance was documented. He gave the captain this information which documented the fix to the refusal. Aircraft data display: due to fwd cabin difficult to control. Rpl zone temperature controler. Replaced zone temperature control ler. Operations normal () amm reference 21. Parts: none needed insp.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An A320 crew refused an aircraft with a history air conditioning problems. Maintenance claimed to have repaired the system but while enroute numerous air conditioning control issues developed indicating that the maintenance had perhaps not addressed the system.
Narrative: A new maintenance release was sent to the aircraft. After the aircraft doors were secured and the jetway pulled away; the Captain looked at the maintenance release and noted that the maintenance action of replacing the zone temp controller was not on it. The Captain had the jetway returned to the aircraft and called for the pilot on special assignment. Once he arrived in the cockpit; the Captain asked him why the refusal with the replacement fix was not on the log. He made a phone call to confirm that the maintenance was documented. He gave the Captain this information which documented the fix to the refusal. ACFT DATA DISPLAY: DUE TO FWD CABIN DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. RPL ZONE TEMP CONTROLER. REPLACED ZONE TEMP CONTROL LER. OPS NORMAL () AMM REF 21. PARTS: NONE NEEDED INSP.
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.