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A320 flight crew departs with one pack on MEL only to have the second pack overheat shortly after takeoff. Flight crew returns to departure airport for overweight landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 739970 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200705 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ord.airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | msl single value : 5000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ord.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff climbout : initial |
| Route In Use | departure sid : n/s |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 739970 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 9800 flight time type : 2300 |
| ASRS Report | 739964 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : ecam other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : landed as precaution other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Company |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
We were dispatched with pack #1 inoperative. After takeoff we had an ECAM pack #2 fault. It had an overheat. We cleared the ECAM and stayed at 5000 ft. We then called maintenance and dispatch and reported the failure and asked the history on pack #2. Pack #2 had a history of faults. We discussed this with dispatch and maintenance and decided to return to ord since there was WX along the route combined with night flying and the fact we were going over the rockies. We went through the checklist for an overweight landing and checked the runway distance required for landing. We touched down less than 200 FPM. It was an uneventful landing. We switched airplanes and continued to ZZZ.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 FLT CREW DEPARTS WITH ONE PACK ON MEL ONLY TO HAVE THE SECOND PACK OVERHEAT SHORTLY AFTER TKOF. FLT CREW RETURNS TO DEPARTURE ARPT FOR OVERWEIGHT LANDING.
Narrative: WE WERE DISPATCHED WITH PACK #1 INOP. AFTER TKOF WE HAD AN ECAM PACK #2 FAULT. IT HAD AN OVERHEAT. WE CLRED THE ECAM AND STAYED AT 5000 FT. WE THEN CALLED MAINT AND DISPATCH AND RPTED THE FAILURE AND ASKED THE HISTORY ON PACK #2. PACK #2 HAD A HISTORY OF FAULTS. WE DISCUSSED THIS WITH DISPATCH AND MAINT AND DECIDED TO RETURN TO ORD SINCE THERE WAS WX ALONG THE RTE COMBINED WITH NIGHT FLYING AND THE FACT WE WERE GOING OVER THE ROCKIES. WE WENT THROUGH THE CHKLIST FOR AN OVERWT LNDG AND CHKED THE RWY DISTANCE REQUIRED FOR LNDG. WE TOUCHED DOWN LESS THAN 200 FPM. IT WAS AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG. WE SWITCHED AIRPLANES AND CONTINUED TO ZZZ.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.