<< >> NASA ASRS Report 999338, March 2012

A319 flight crew experiences autopilot and side stick controller anomalies during climb out. The autopilot is unresponsive to MCP heading inputs nor does the first officer's side stick controller have any effect after the autopilot is disconnected. Control is passed to the captain and flight returns to departure airport for an uneventful over weight landing.

Attributes
ACN	999338
Time
Date	201203
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Route In Use	Vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Aeroplane Flight Control
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 256 Flight Crew Total 15025 Flight Crew Type 5400
Person 2
Function	Pilot Flying First Officer
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Total 4000 Flight Crew Type 3000
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Track / Heading All Types

Narrative:

Normal taxi out and takeoff. The first officer was the flying pilot. Captain checked in with departure and read back a turn to heading 230. Dialed 230 into the MCP heading window. Heard the first officer over radio chatter call to take priority. Did so and locked out side stick on the first officers side. Landed safely over weight. Emergency declared to get the longest runway.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A319 Flight Crew experiences autopilot and side stick controller anomalies during climb out. The autopilot is unresponsive to MCP heading inputs nor does the First Officer's side stick controller have any effect after the autopilot is disconnected. Control is passed to the Captain and flight returns to departure airport for an uneventful over weight landing.

Narrative: Normal taxi out and takeoff. The First Officer was the flying pilot. Captain checked in with Departure and read back a turn to heading 230. Dialed 230 into the MCP heading window. Heard the First Officer over radio chatter call to take priority. Did so and locked out side stick on the First Officers side. Landed safely over weight. Emergency declared to get the longest runway.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.