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An A320 pilot reports an elac (elevator aileron control) computer overheated in flight causing an electrical burning smell. The flight diverted to a nearby airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 777260 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200803 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 26000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 777260 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Company |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Received aircraft late from the hangar. During climb out; received an elac #2 fault warning with burnt electrical smell. Went through all procedures; including non-normal supplementary. Elac would not reset and smell went away. Communicated with dispatch and maintenance control. Diverted per maintenance control. Briefed flight attendant on condition of aircraft. Given the aircraft condition we made a normal landing and taxi in. Maintenance found #2 elac box had fried itself.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A320 PILOT REPORTS AN ELAC (ELEVATOR AILERON CTL) COMPUTER OVERHEATED IN FLT CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL. THE FLT DIVERTED TO A NEARBY ARPT.
Narrative: RECEIVED ACFT LATE FROM THE HANGAR. DURING CLBOUT; RECEIVED AN ELAC #2 FAULT WARNING WITH BURNT ELECTRICAL SMELL. WENT THROUGH ALL PROCS; INCLUDING NON-NORMAL SUPPLEMENTARY. ELAC WOULD NOT RESET AND SMELL WENT AWAY. COMMUNICATED WITH DISPATCH AND MAINT CTL. DIVERTED PER MAINT CTL. BRIEFED FLT ATTENDANT ON CONDITION OF ACFT. GIVEN THE ACFT CONDITION WE MADE A NORMAL LNDG AND TAXI IN. MAINT FOUND #2 ELAC BOX HAD FRIED ITSELF.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.