A300
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Distraction; Troubleshooting
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical
Flight Crew FLC complied w / Automation / Advisory; Flight Crew Landed As Precaution; Flight Crew Returned To Departure Airport
Aircraft; Company Policy
Climbing through about 17;000 FT we received a pack temp ADV. The Captain read the QRH and complied. I flew and communicated with ATC. The Captain was able to momentarily cause the ADV to go out; but the pack continued to overtemp irregardless of pack valve configuration. We elected to return to the departure airport since the QRH states that if the ADV is uncontrollable we should turn the pack off to let it cool down. We landed without incident.The main issue was that the #1 Pack was already deferred.
An A300 dispatched with the #1 Pack MEL'ed; received a #2 PACK TEMP ADV while climbing and elected to return to the departure airport because they were unable to control the #2 pack.