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An airbus in climb at 3000 ft had a left wing pneumatic leak warning followed at 5000 ft by a #2 engine pneumatic bleed fault warning requiring a return to the field.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 401367 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199804 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : phx |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 6000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : phx |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : initial other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 175 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 3400 |
| ASRS Report | 401367 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Approaching flap retract altitude, we got ECAM warning, 'air left wing leak' class one message. First officer accomplished 'ECAM action.' 2 mins later, out of 5000 ft, we got ECAM warning: 'engine #2 bleed fault' class one message. Accomplished 'ECAM action' and leveled off at 6000 ft. After engine #2 bleed push button fault light out, tried reset engine #2 bleed. Engine #2 bleed faulted again, ECAM bleed page indicated overheat. Engine #1 and APU bleed could not be reset due to left wing leak. Returned to phx, postflt printout report showed following faults: XX18Z air engine #1 bleed fault overpressure, XX18Z air left wing leak, XX20Z air engine #2 bleed fault. Initial investigation by maintenance indicated leak in pneumatic system. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the aircraft was an airbus 320 and the only information available from maintenance was a positive left wing pneumatic leak was found.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN AIRBUS IN CLB AT 3000 FT HAD A L WING PNEUMATIC LEAK WARNING FOLLOWED AT 5000 FT BY A #2 ENG PNEUMATIC BLEED FAULT WARNING REQUIRING A RETURN TO THE FIELD.
Narrative: APCHING FLAP RETRACT ALT, WE GOT ECAM WARNING, 'AIR L WING LEAK' CLASS ONE MESSAGE. FO ACCOMPLISHED 'ECAM ACTION.' 2 MINS LATER, OUT OF 5000 FT, WE GOT ECAM WARNING: 'ENG #2 BLEED FAULT' CLASS ONE MESSAGE. ACCOMPLISHED 'ECAM ACTION' AND LEVELED OFF AT 6000 FT. AFTER ENG #2 BLEED PUSH BUTTON FAULT LIGHT OUT, TRIED RESET ENG #2 BLEED. ENG #2 BLEED FAULTED AGAIN, ECAM BLEED PAGE INDICATED OVERHEAT. ENG #1 AND APU BLEED COULD NOT BE RESET DUE TO L WING LEAK. RETURNED TO PHX, POSTFLT PRINTOUT RPT SHOWED FOLLOWING FAULTS: XX18Z AIR ENG #1 BLEED FAULT OVERPRESSURE, XX18Z AIR L WING LEAK, XX20Z AIR ENG #2 BLEED FAULT. INITIAL INVESTIGATION BY MAINT INDICATED LEAK IN PNEUMATIC SYS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE ACFT WAS AN AIRBUS 320 AND THE ONLY INFO AVAILABLE FROM MAINT WAS A POSITIVE L WING PNEUMATIC LEAK WAS FOUND.
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.