An A320's 'vent skin fault' ECAM alert at 1;000 ft after takeoff. Later the 'vent blower fault' ECAM...

Narrative:

A few seconds after takeoff; with flaps still extended; we got a 'vent skin fault' ECAM. (Approximately 1;000 ft AGL) I was flying and I directed the first officer to do the ECAM while I flew and took over the radios. The ECAM was completed. Then the first officer got the book out and looked at the additional items in the checklist. That is when he noticed that the ECAM now said 'vent blower fault'. He ran that checklist as well as looking at the additional items for the 'vent skin fault'. The 'vent blower fault' requires us to limit flight time to 2 hours. The first officer wrote to maintenance via the ACARS. We were waiting for a response. I asked the first officer to take over the flying and the radios and then wrote an ACARS to dispatch. I informed dispatch of the situation; and asked them to get in touch with maintenance and discuss the situation. I received a frequency from dispatch and got on the radio with both dispatch and maintenance. After discussing the situation with maintenance and dispatch it was decided that we would divert. I also mentioned to maintenance that we would be doing an overweight landing. I then called and spoke to the flight attendants and then after a few minutes made an announcement to the passengers. In the meantime the first officer was changing our destination with ATC. I ran the overweight landing checklist; and looked at the performance and runways available lengths etc and decided to start the APU once we were below 15;000 ft. (Starting the APU is required on the overweight landing checklist). We requested the longest runway. We did not declare an emergency but I was willing to do so if ATC was not willing to give us the runway or if any additional problems were to have occurred? After completing the checklists; briefing etc I took over flying the airplane again and the first officer took over the radios. The APU bleed was opened on downwind. I put the flaps out early and the gear down early to help burn off some fuel. We landed uneventfully and touched down with a vertical speed of about 100 FPM and a gross weight of 148;900 pounds gross weight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An A320's 'VENT SKIN FAULT' ECAM alert at 1;000 FT after takeoff. Later the 'VENT BLOWER FAULT' ECAM alerted requiring a flight no longer than two hours. The Captain diverted to an enroute airport.

Narrative: A few seconds after takeoff; with flaps still extended; we got a 'Vent Skin Fault' ECAM. (Approximately 1;000 FT AGL) I was flying and I directed the First Officer to do the ECAM while I flew and took over the radios. The ECAM was completed. Then the First Officer got the book out and looked at the additional items in the checklist. That is when he noticed that the ECAM now said 'Vent Blower Fault'. He ran that checklist as well as looking at the additional items for the 'Vent Skin Fault'. The 'Vent Blower Fault' requires us to limit flight time to 2 hours. The First Officer wrote to Maintenance via the ACARS. We were waiting for a response. I asked the First Officer to take over the flying and the radios and then wrote an ACARS to Dispatch. I informed Dispatch of the situation; and asked them to get in touch with Maintenance and discuss the situation. I received a frequency from Dispatch and got on the radio with both Dispatch and Maintenance. After discussing the situation with Maintenance and Dispatch it was decided that we would divert. I also mentioned to Maintenance that we would be doing an overweight landing. I then called and spoke to the flight attendants and then after a few minutes made an announcement to the passengers. In the meantime the First Officer was changing our destination with ATC. I ran the overweight landing checklist; and looked at the performance and runways available lengths etc and decided to start the APU once we were below 15;000 FT. (Starting the APU is required on the overweight landing checklist). We requested the longest runway. We did NOT declare an emergency but I was willing to do so if ATC was not willing to give us the runway or if any additional problems were to have occurred? After completing the checklists; briefing etc I took over flying the airplane again and the First Officer took over the radios. The APU bleed was opened on downwind. I put the flaps out early and the gear down early to help burn off some fuel. We landed uneventfully and touched down with a vertical speed of about 100 FPM and a gross weight of 148;900 LBS gross weight.

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.

Attributes
ACN	895769
Time
Date	201006
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Air Conditioning Distribution System
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 90 Flight Crew Total 12000 Flight Crew Type 4700
Person 2
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 90 Flight Crew Total 12000 Flight Crew Type 4700
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

An A320's 'vent skin fault' ECAM alert at 1;000 ft after takeoff. Later the 'vent blower fault' ECAM alerted requiring a flight no longer than two hours. The captain diverted to an enroute airport.