An A319 had an air engine 1 bleed fault ECAM during climb after takeoff and then at FL390 an air eng...

Narrative:

Captain flying [was] climbing out at altitude 5;000 ft. We got air engine 1 bleed fault ECAM. Pilot flying ECAM action then went to the communication. That was completed we climbed up to FL390 we reached cruise and about 5 minutes later got the air engine 2 bleed fault ECAM message. Performed that ECAM and within a few seconds the cabin started climbing. We both put our oxygen masks on and we asked for FL180 descent as we started down we got the cabin excessive pressure ECAM warning and immediately started and emergency descent to FL100 (10;000 ft) we declared emergency ATC asked what our intentions were and we told them we will get back to them. We elected to do a high speed descent as there appeared to be no structural damage. I as pilot not flying performed the ECAM actions and went to the communication to finish up the procedure and even performed the emergency descent section just to make sure everything was covered. At 10;000 ft we came off our oxygen masks we notified center about returning back to the departure airport as we had a lot of fuel; great weather conditions an it being home base. We notified center fuel remaining; souls on board and requested a present position direct to the airport. We notified the flight attendants that we were returning; we asked them how the condition of the cabin was if there was any damage and how the passengers were. Lead flight attendant notified us a female had to be administered portable oxygen. This lady had an asthmatic condition apparently. We notified center that emergency assistance would not be required as their appeared to be no structural damage. We called notified dispatch of our condition and told them we were returning and no emergency assistance was required. We however told them we needed medical assistance with the passenger who was ill called in range notified operations of the medical assistance. We elected to land on 27R as it was quicker and a straight in approach and calm winds. Landed and taxied to the gate were we parked and shut down and maintenance and paramedics met us at the gate. I just want to give thanks and praises to my captain who did an outstanding job at the time. Great CRM and well handled.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An A319 had an AIR ENG 1 BLEED FAULT ECAM during climb after takeoff and then at FL390 an AIR ENG 2 BLEED FAULT ECAM so as the cabin depressurized an emergency was declared while descending and returning to the departure airport.

Narrative: Captain flying [was] climbing out at altitude 5;000 FT. We got AIR ENG 1 BLEED FAULT ECAM. Pilot flying ECAM action then went to the COM. That was completed we climbed up to FL390 we reached cruise and about 5 minutes later got the AIR ENG 2 BLEED FAULT ECAM message. Performed that ECAM and within a few seconds the cabin started climbing. We both put our oxygen masks on and we asked for FL180 descent as we started down we got the CABIN EXCESSIVE PRESSURE ECAM warning and immediately started and emergency descent to FL100 (10;000 FT) we declared emergency ATC asked what our intentions were and we told them we will get back to them. We elected to do a high speed descent as there appeared to be no structural damage. I as pilot not flying performed the ECAM actions and went to the COM to finish up the procedure and even performed the Emergency Descent section just to make sure everything was covered. At 10;000 FT we came off our oxygen masks we notified Center about returning back to the departure airport as we had a lot of fuel; great weather conditions an it being home base. We notified Center Fuel remaining; souls on board and requested a present position direct to the Airport. We notified the flight attendants that we were returning; we asked them how the condition of the cabin was if there was any damage and how the passengers were. Lead Flight Attendant notified us a female had to be administered portable oxygen. This lady had an asthmatic condition apparently. We notified Center that emergency assistance would not be required as their appeared to be no structural damage. We called notified Dispatch of our condition and told them we were returning and no Emergency Assistance was required. We however told them we needed medical assistance with the passenger who was ill called in range notified Operations of the medical assistance. We elected to land on 27R as it was quicker and a straight in approach and calm winds. Landed and taxied to the gate were we parked and shut down and Maintenance and paramedics met us at the gate. I just want to give thanks and praises to my Captain who did an outstanding job at the time. Great CRM and well handled.

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.

Attributes
ACN	1030710
Time
Date	201208
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Pneumatic Valve/Bleed Valve
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	Flight Attendant (On Duty)
Qualification	Flight Attendant Current
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness

An A319 had an air engine 1 bleed fault ECAM during climb after takeoff and then at FL390 an air engine 2 bleed fault ECAM so as the cabin depressurized an emergency was declared while descending and returning to the departure airport.