A319
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical
Flight Crew Landed in Emergency Condition; Flight Crew Requested ATC Assistance / Clarification; General Maintenance Action
Aircraft
Descending through 22000 feet we had multiple system failures. We lost both autopilots and auto throttles; radar; altimeters and Nav displays. We couldn't restore anything; Requested radar vectors for landing. During our descent we ran appropriate checklists and landed safely. Our next flight canceled and aircraft was taken into a remote station to be worked on.
On arrival we experienced multiple system failures. During cruise at 36;000 ft approximately half way through the flight the autopilot disconnected. We reengaged it and continued the flight with the autopilot engaged. The weather radar display seemed to display erroneous information. We tried several times to adjust the tilt to eliminate ground clutter. The returns from the weather radar did not seem to be compatible with what we could see outside. Before we began our descent we were given radar vectors to keep us between two thunderstorms. During our descent while passing through approximately 22;000 ft the autopilot disconnected. We lost the auto thrust system and we were down to standby navigation after losing normal displays on both primary flight and navigation displays; including weather radar and terrain on ND. Passing through the transition altitude we were unable to switch the altimeters out of standard. I was the flying pilot when the system failures occurred. The first officer immediately began executing the ECAM actions. We were unable to restore any of the lost systems. We advised ATC; asked for and received vectors to the ILS. We exited IMC conditions before glide slope intercept. We configured and ran the appropriate checklists and landed uneventfully. We taxied to the gate normally and declined assistance when asked.
A319 flight crew reported numerous anomalies during descent for landing including loss of autopilot; autothrust; primary flight displays and navigation displays. ATC assistance was requested and the crew continued to landing using standby navigation.