A320 was dispatched with one pack inoperative. The other pack failed shortly after takeoff and the f...

Attributes
ACN	744446
Time
Date	200707
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phx.airport
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	msl single value : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : p50.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	744446
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : ecam other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed as precaution other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Company
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Pack #1 was on MEL then pack #2 faulted. Took off from phx with #1 pack on MEL and climbing out of about 3000 ft the #2 pack faulted. Complied with ECAM actions and the #2 pack would not stay reset. Called maintenance control on radio and they advised to return to phx. Approach control was able to get us right back in the pattern for a landing on runway 26. We were too busy completing ECAM actions and referencing the QRH and informing the flight attendants and passenger of our situation to get a hold of dispatch. With neither pack operating correctly; the temperature in the cabin and the flight deck was rapidly approaching over 100 degrees; the outside air temperature was 110 degrees. No emergency was declared. Came back for an uneventful landing on runway 26. Be careful about dispatching an aircraft from a high temperature airport (phx) with just 1 operating pack.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 WAS DISPATCHED WITH ONE PACK INOP. THE OTHER PACK FAILED SHORTLY AFTER TKOF AND THE FLT RETURNED FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG.

Narrative: PACK #1 WAS ON MEL THEN PACK #2 FAULTED. TOOK OFF FROM PHX WITH #1 PACK ON MEL AND CLBING OUT OF ABOUT 3000 FT THE #2 PACK FAULTED. COMPLIED WITH ECAM ACTIONS AND THE #2 PACK WOULD NOT STAY RESET. CALLED MAINT CTL ON RADIO AND THEY ADVISED TO RETURN TO PHX. APCH CTL WAS ABLE TO GET US RIGHT BACK IN THE PATTERN FOR A LNDG ON RWY 26. WE WERE TOO BUSY COMPLETING ECAM ACTIONS AND REFING THE QRH AND INFORMING THE FLT ATTENDANTS AND PAX OF OUR SITUATION TO GET A HOLD OF DISPATCH. WITH NEITHER PACK OPERATING CORRECTLY; THE TEMP IN THE CABIN AND THE FLT DECK WAS RAPIDLY APCHING OVER 100 DEGS; THE OUTSIDE AIR TEMP WAS 110 DEGS. NO EMER WAS DECLARED. CAME BACK FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG ON RWY 26. BE CAREFUL ABOUT DISPATCHING AN ACFT FROM A HIGH TEMP ARPT (PHX) WITH JUST 1 OPERATING PACK.

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.

A320 was dispatched with one pack inoperative. The other pack failed shortly after takeoff and the flight returned for an uneventful landing.