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An A320 flight crew experienced ECAM flight control elac 1 and 2 alerts. They completed procedures and returned to departure airport for an overweight landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 799738 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200808 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 2000 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 79738 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 7600 flight time type : 250 |
| ASRS Report | 799740 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : ecam other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed as precaution other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Just after takeoff; got ECAM flight control elac 1 pitch fault; flight control elac 2 pitch fault flight control altitude law prot lost. Completed ecams; overweight landing checklist. Landed uneventfully.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A320 FLT CREW EXPERIENCED ECAM FLT CTL ELAC 1 AND 2 ALERTS. THEY COMPLETED PROCEDURES AND RETURNED TO DEP ARPT FOR AN OVERWEIGHT LANDING.
Narrative: JUST AFTER TKOF; GOT ECAM FLT CTL ELAC 1 PITCH FAULT; FLT CTL ELAC 2 PITCH FAULT FLT CTL ALT LAW PROT LOST. COMPLETED ECAMS; OVERWT LNDG CHKLIST. LANDED UNEVENTFULLY.
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.