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A319 flight crew experiences a vent avionics system fault ECAM at the gate which maintenance deferred. After take off a vent skin fault ECAM is received. ECAM actions do not correct the problem and flight returns to departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 972452 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201109 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.TRACON |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Aircraft Cooling System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying First Officer |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 118 Flight Crew Total 9700 Flight Crew Type 5364 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Total 20500 Flight Crew Type 600 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Maintenance |
Narrative:
At the gate prior to departure we got a vent avionics system fault ECAM which maintenance deferred. After takeoff we got a vent skin fault ECAM. It directed us to go override on the blower and extract switches but doing this didn't clear the fault so the ECAM directed us to fly no higher than 10;000 feet/MEA. We tried repeatedly to contact dispatch/maintenance control (on the freq given to us by dispatch over ACARS) but were unable to speak with anyone. We elected to return since we were still limited to 10;000 feet. On our recovery we manually depressurized the aircraft and landed. After landing we had an outflow valve fault and we had to turn the packs off per ECAM.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A319 Flight Crew experiences a Vent Avionics System Fault ECAM at the gate which maintenance deferred. After take off a Vent Skin Fault ECAM is received. ECAM actions do not correct the problem and flight returns to departure airport.
Narrative: At the gate prior to departure we got a Vent Avionics System Fault ECAM which maintenance deferred. After takeoff we got a Vent Skin Fault ECAM. It directed us to go override on the Blower and Extract switches but doing this didn't clear the fault so the ECAM directed us to fly no higher than 10;000 feet/MEA. We tried repeatedly to contact Dispatch/Maintenance Control (on the freq given to us by Dispatch over ACARS) but were unable to speak with anyone. We elected to return since we were still limited to 10;000 feet. On our recovery we manually depressurized the aircraft and landed. After landing we had an outflow valve fault and we had to turn the packs off per ECAM.
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.