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Old 31st Jan 2015, 15:56
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climber314
 
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Actual Dual FAC Failure incident. Plane did NOT drop out of the sky.

Someone knew who to fly (Weather/Altitude significantly different)

ASRS Report Number.Accession Number : 749287

Reference : X
ATC / Advisory.Tower : DEN.Tower
Aircraft Operator : Air Carrier
Make Model Name : A320
Crew Size.Number Of Crew : 2
Operating Under FAR Part : Part 121
Flight Plan : IFR
Mission : Passenger
Flight Phase : Initial Climb
Route In Use.SID : N/S
Airspace.Class B : DEN.B
Synopsis
A320 FLT CREW EXPERIENCES DUAL FLT AUGMENTATION COMPUTER FAILURE SHORTLY AFTER TKOF CAUSING AUTOTHRUST DISCONNECT, ALT LAW, AND LOSS OF SPEED TAPE. BOTH FLT AUGMENTATION COMPUTERS ARE SUCCESSFULLY RESET BUT FLT CREW ELECTS TO RETURN TO DEN.

Narrative: 1
DURING INITIAL CLBOUT THE ECAM INDICATED, AUTOTHRUST DISCONNECT, ALT LAW, AND PROTECTIONS LOST. WE CONTACTED DEP CTL, CLBED TO 10000 FT AS DIRECTED AND ASKED FOR A VECTOR TO DEAL WITH OUR FLT CTL ISSUE. WE CLEANED UP THE ACFT IN THE CLB. RAN THE AFTER TKOF CHKLIST AND THE ECAM. THE ECAM DIRECTED US TO TURN OFF AND ON THE FAC #1 AND #2. WE DID THAT AND RECOVERED ALL SYS NORMALLY. WE CONTACTED MAINT AND DISPATCH, EXPLAINED OUR ISSUE, AND TOLD THEM WE PLANNED TO LAND BACK AT DEN. WE ASKED FOR AND RECEIVED VECTORS TO A VISUAL RWY 16L AT DEN. LNDG AND TAXI IN WERE UNEVENTFUL.
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