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A320 captain reported tow bar breaking during pushback; possibly due to uneven surface of the ramp. Flight warning computer fault cannot be reset and aircraft returns to gate for maintenance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 842353 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200907 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Nose Gear |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 240 Flight Crew Total 17000 Flight Crew Type 5000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
During the pushback; aircraft bucked a little as we passed over the line of drain channel; the tow bar broke and we had an aircraft breakaway with a headset breakaway and loss of communications. The jolt was fairly significant. I saw the tug stop. The tug driver gave me the hand signal to stop; and I gingerly applied brakes and stopped the aircraft. We called for maintenance to come out and inspect the nose gear for damage. At the same time of the breakaway; we got a fws fwc 1 fault ECAM. We contacted maintenance control and tried numerous resets but no fix. We returned to the gate and flight continued without further incident 2+hours late.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 Captain reported tow bar breaking during pushback; possibly due to uneven surface of the ramp. Flight warning computer fault cannot be reset and aircraft returns to gate for maintenance.
Narrative: During the pushback; aircraft bucked a little as we passed over the line of drain channel; the tow bar broke and we had an aircraft breakaway with a headset breakaway and loss of communications. The jolt was fairly significant. I saw the tug stop. The tug driver gave me the hand signal to stop; and I gingerly applied brakes and stopped the aircraft. We called for maintenance to come out and inspect the nose gear for damage. At the same time of the breakaway; we got a FWS FWC 1 Fault ECAM. We contacted Maintenance Control and tried numerous resets but no fix. We returned to the gate and flight continued without further incident 2+hours late.
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.