Summary
On 20 March 2010, an Airbus A320-232 aircraft, registered VH-JQX, was conducting a scheduled passenger flight from Brisbane to Mackay, Queensland. On decent into Mackay, the crew received multiple Electronic Centralized Aircraft Monitoring (ECAM)[1] messages.
At the same time, the autopilot and engine autothrust disengaged and the primary flight displays (PFD) lost airspeed, altitude and descent data. After about two minutes, all data returned to the primary flight displays. Engine autothrust and the autopilot were re-engaged and the aircraft continued without further incident to land at Mackay.
Recorded data from the event enabled a number of precautionary actions to be completed by the operator with no faults found.
Occurrence summary
| Investigation number | AO-2010-070 |
|---|---|
| Occurrence date | 20/09/2010 |
| Location | near Mackay Aerodrome |
| State | Queensland |
| Report release date | 28/01/2011 |
| Report status | Final |
| Investigation level | Short |
| Investigation type | Occurrence Investigation |
| Investigation status | Completed |
| Mode of transport | Aviation |
| Aviation occurrence category | Avionics/flight instruments |
| Occurrence class | Incident |
| Highest injury level | None |
Aircraft details
| Manufacturer | Airbus |
|---|---|
| Model | A320 |
| Registration | VH-JQX |
| Serial number | 2197 |
| Sector | Jet |
| Operation type | Air Transport High Capacity |
| Departure point | Brisbane, Qld |
| Destination | Mackay, Qld |
| Damage | Nil |