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A319 crew receives ECAM landing gear shock absorber fault at FL360. Automatic pilot automatic thrust and flight directors are lost at the same time. Crew elects to divert and ECAM clears prior to landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 810416 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200811 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 36000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 810416 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : ecam other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
In cruise; at FL360; we got an ECAM landing gear shock absorber fault. With this ECAM we lost autoplt and autothrust; as well as flight directors. I hand-flew the aircraft and worked the radios; while the captain talked to dispatch and maintenance. After considering implications of the loss of automation in rvsm airspace and the fact that once the gear was extended it could not be retracted; we elected to divert to ZZZ1. The captain briefed the purser and told him to review the cabin advisory. We did not declare an emergency. Our divert to ZZZ1 was uneventful. In fact; the ECAM cleared itself on the approach.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A319 CREW RECEIVES ECAM LNDG GEAR SHOCK ABSORBER FAULT AT FL360. AUTO PILOT AUTO THRUST AND FLIGHT DIRECTORS ARE LOST AT THE SAME TIME. CREW ELECTS TO DIVERT AND ECAM CLEARS PRIOR TO LANDING.
Narrative: IN CRUISE; AT FL360; WE GOT AN ECAM LNDG GEAR SHOCK ABSORBER FAULT. WITH THIS ECAM WE LOST AUTOPLT AND AUTOTHRUST; AS WELL AS FLT DIRECTORS. I HAND-FLEW THE ACFT AND WORKED THE RADIOS; WHILE THE CAPT TALKED TO DISPATCH AND MAINT. AFTER CONSIDERING IMPLICATIONS OF THE LOSS OF AUTOMATION IN RVSM AIRSPACE AND THE FACT THAT ONCE THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED IT COULD NOT BE RETRACTED; WE ELECTED TO DIVERT TO ZZZ1. THE CAPT BRIEFED THE PURSER AND TOLD HIM TO REVIEW THE CABIN ADVISORY. WE DID NOT DECLARE AN EMER. OUR DIVERT TO ZZZ1 WAS UNEVENTFUL. IN FACT; THE ECAM CLRED ITSELF ON THE APCH.
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.