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A320 flight crew is dispatched with one pack inoperative and the second pack fails at FL310. An emergency is declared and flight descends to 10000 feet before continuing to destination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 860766 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200911 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Air Conditioning and Pressurization Pack |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 270 Flight Crew Total 14000 Flight Crew Type 7500 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 250 Flight Crew Total 12000 Flight Crew Type 4800 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
Departed with pack 2 inoperative. At FL310 got pack 1 ovrheat and pack valve closed. Declared emergency and descended to 10;000 ft. Cabin altitude peaked at 7200 ft. Continued to destination.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 Flight Crew is dispatched with one pack inoperative and the second pack fails at FL310. An emergency is declared and flight descends to 10000 feet before continuing to destination.
Narrative: Departed with pack 2 inoperative. At FL310 got pack 1 OVRHEAT and pack valve closed. Declared emergency and descended to 10;000 FT. Cabin altitude peaked at 7200 FT. Continued to destination.
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.