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An A320 flight crew experienced failure of captain's and first officer's nd and pfd; as well as FAC1 and IR3. They followed ECAM procedure to reset FAC1 and regained normal operation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 824490 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200902 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | LGA.Airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Route In Use | STAR MIP 3 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | FAC (Flight Augmentation Computer) |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Total 15000 Flight Crew Type 5000 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 160 Flight Crew Total 7600 Flight Crew Type 4800 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
During descent; we experienced failures of both captain's and first officer's navigation displays; primary flight displays; FAC1 and ir 3. All screens returned to normal in about 2 seconds; and the FAC1 was reset per ECAM. I chose not to reset ir as we were in good shape and lga was in sight; VFR. Flight attendant noted emergency lights went on for a few seconds and went off; and also the lights over his jumpseat were blinking before the incident. Normal landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An A320 flight crew experienced failure of Captain's and First Officer's ND and PFD; as well as FAC1 and IR3. They followed ECAM procedure to reset FAC1 and regained normal operation.
Narrative: During descent; we experienced failures of both Captain's and First Officer's navigation displays; Primary Flight Displays; FAC1 and IR 3. All screens returned to normal in about 2 seconds; and the FAC1 was reset per ECAM. I chose not to reset IR as we were in good shape and LGA was in sight; VFR. Flight Attendant noted emergency lights went on for a few seconds and went off; and also the lights over his jumpseat were blinking before the incident. Normal landing.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.