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An A319 first officer's side stick failed as the takeoff commenced; the ECAM alerted elac 1 which caused the captain to reject the takeoff and return to the gate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 959985 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201107 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Aeroplane Flight Control |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 10 Flight Crew Total 10000 Flight Crew Type 3000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
Beginning takeoff roll at approximately 20 KTS; as I advanced the throttles; got an elac 1 ECAM. Aborted the takeoff; advised ATC; and made next turn off of runway. We went to the pad; called maintenance and referenced the FMGC guidance; unable to rectify; so returned to the gate. Maintenance found fault in the first officer's side stick with a lengthy fix time. The aircraft had history a week earlier. Called duty manager and advised him that the first officer and I were good to continue. We got a new aircraft and departed approximately 2 hours late.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An A319 First Officer's side stick failed as the takeoff commenced; the ECAM alerted ELAC 1 which caused the Captain to reject the takeoff and return to the gate.
Narrative: Beginning takeoff roll at approximately 20 KTS; as I advanced the throttles; got an ELAC 1 ECAM. Aborted the takeoff; advised ATC; and made next turn off of runway. We went to the pad; called Maintenance and referenced the FMGC guidance; unable to rectify; so returned to the gate. Maintenance found fault in the First Officer's side stick with a lengthy fix time. The aircraft had history a week earlier. Called Duty Manager and advised him that the First Officer and I were good to continue. We got a new aircraft and departed approximately 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.