<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1558164, July 2018

A321 first officer reported shutting engine 2 down while in climb due to excessive egt; resulting in them returning to their departure airport.

Attributes
ACN	1558164
Time
Date	201807
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A321
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Turbine Engine
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying First Officer
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

Climbing through 5;000 feet we heard a boom; felt the aircraft yaw; and experienced auto pilot disconnect. Engine 2 egt (exhaust gas temperature) was in excess of 900 C. We were unable to reduce engine 2 egt with the thrust lever so we shut the engine down.approach provided vectors for a return to runway xxr (visual approach) normal landing. After the aircraft was stopped on the runway emergency equipment inspected the aircraft for damage and none was observed.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A321 First Officer reported shutting engine 2 down while in climb due to excessive EGT; resulting in them returning to their departure airport.

Narrative: Climbing through 5;000 feet we heard a boom; felt the aircraft yaw; and experienced auto pilot disconnect. Engine 2 EGT (Exhaust Gas Temperature) was in excess of 900 C. We were unable to reduce Engine 2 EGT with the thrust lever so we shut the engine down.Approach provided vectors for a return to Runway XXR (Visual Approach) normal landing. After the aircraft was stopped on the runway emergency equipment inspected the aircraft for damage and none was observed.

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.