An A320 captain reported problems with the #1 engine on climbout; requiring reduced thrust to idle to stabilize engine. The flight returned to departure airport.

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Attributes
ACN	1291277
Time
Date	201508
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Turbine Engine
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

Climbing out of FL150; we felt a bump followed by erratic engine 1 indications. ECAM showed engine 1 system fault; and ECAM engine 1 fadec B fault. We had to bring engine 1 to idle stabilize the engine. Returned to [departure airport] and made a normal overweight landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An A320 Captain reported problems with the #1 engine on climbout; requiring reduced thrust to idle to stabilize engine. The flight returned to departure airport.

Narrative: Climbing out of FL150; we felt a bump followed by erratic engine 1 indications. ECAM showed ENG 1 SYSTEM fault; and ECAM ENG 1 FADEC B fault. We had to bring ENG 1 to idle stabilize the engine. Returned to [departure airport] and made a normal overweight landing.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.