A320 captain reports returning to the departure airport after an ELAC1 fault; which had occurred several times previously to this aircraft.

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Attributes
ACN	1016598
Time
Date	201206
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	FCC (Flight Control Computer)
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 50 Flight Crew Total 12000 Flight Crew Type 4000
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe

Narrative:

Climb going through 13;000 ft; we felt a moderate vertical jolt similar to wake turbulence. It was followed by elac 1 fault which had a long history in the past 7 days of faulting. Contacted dispatch and maintenance control. All agreed to returning and an overweight landing. Performed needed checklist and ECAM. Returned to field and uneventful landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 Captain reports returning to the departure airport after an ELAC1 fault; which had occurred several times previously to this aircraft.

Narrative: Climb going through 13;000 FT; we felt a moderate vertical jolt similar to wake turbulence. It was followed by ELAC 1 fault which had a long history in the past 7 days of faulting. Contacted Dispatch and Maintenance Control. All agreed to returning and an overweight landing. Performed needed checklist and ECAM. Returned to field and uneventful landing.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.