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Dispatched with one pack inoperative due to a failed high pressure bleed valve; an A320 flight crew returned to the departure airport when the other pack bleed sources malfunctioned.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 893582 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201006 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.TRACON |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Pneumatic Valve/Bleed Valve |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150 Flight Crew Total 14500 Flight Crew Type 8000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
Aircraft had number 1 bleed deferred for eng 1 hp valve fault...on climbout passing 7;000 ft number 2 bleed faulted and ECAM message displayed...reset faulted number 2 bleed and malfunction cleared...later the fault returned and temp on pre-cooler displayed amber with a temp of 265 C...with no viable bleed source I coordinated a level off with ATC at 13;000 with a return to our departure airport...once clear of the mountains coordinated a descent to 9;000 ft...cabin altitude never exceeded 4;500...uneventful landing and taxi to gate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Dispatched with one pack inoperative due to a failed high pressure bleed valve; an A320 flight crew returned to the departure airport when the other pack bleed sources malfunctioned.
Narrative: Aircraft had number 1 bleed deferred for eng 1 HP valve fault...on climbout passing 7;000 FT number 2 bleed faulted and ECAM message displayed...reset faulted number 2 bleed and malfunction cleared...later the fault returned and temp on pre-cooler displayed amber with a temp of 265 C...with no viable bleed source I coordinated a level off with ATC at 13;000 with a return to our departure airport...once clear of the mountains coordinated a descent to 9;000 FT...cabin altitude never exceeded 4;500...uneventful landing and taxi to gate.
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.