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After receiving a false APU ECAM message, prior to takeoff, air carrier flight crew elected to depart, when procedures dictated a return to the gate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 299666 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199503 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : san |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10100 flight time type : 900 |
| ASRS Report | 299666 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Prior to takeoff, we received an 'APU emergency/automatic shutdown' ECAM message. Since the APU had, already, been shutdown (normally) for approximately 4-5 mins, we labeled this as a false ECAM message, and elected to depart. After becoming airborne and checking the MEL further, we realized that we, probably, should have returned to the gate, and had the integrity of the APU verified.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AFTER RECEIVING A FALSE APU ECAM MESSAGE, PRIOR TO TKOF, ACR FLC ELECTED TO DEPART, WHEN PROCS DICTATED A RETURN TO THE GATE.
Narrative: PRIOR TO TKOF, WE RECEIVED AN 'APU EMER/AUTO SHUTDOWN' ECAM MESSAGE. SINCE THE APU HAD, ALREADY, BEEN SHUTDOWN (NORMALLY) FOR APPROX 4-5 MINS, WE LABELED THIS AS A FALSE ECAM MESSAGE, AND ELECTED TO DEPART. AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE AND CHKING THE MEL FURTHER, WE REALIZED THAT WE, PROBABLY, SHOULD HAVE RETURNED TO THE GATE, AND HAD THE INTEGRITY OF THE APU VERIFIED.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.