A319 crew had engine malfunction on departure at lga.

Attributes
ACN	470901
Time
Date	200004
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lga.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl single value : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lga.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	470901
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	470960
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Upon departing runway 4 at lga, engine #1 began to surge at about 500 ft AGL. Complied with ECAM and appropriate procedures. Diverted to jfk for landing. Emergency declared, equipment standing by, uneventful landing. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: both crew members were line check airmen and instructors at their air carrier training center. The captain said his first thought was this can't be happening, it only happens in the simulator. The aircraft had cfm-56 engines. The engine was surging between idle and climb thrust. The crew pulled the engine to idle and it operated surge free so they let it remain at idle. Since the aircraft was below 1500 ft, all ECAM warnings were inhibited. The crew had another air carrier pilot deadheading in the cockpit. Since this crew was unfamiliar with jfk airport, and the deadheading pilot was intimately familiar with jfk, he became an active crew member by providing the desired runway and got all the approach pages from his manual for the crew. The captain stated he was an immense help. After landing the crew had 'fuel sensor unit #1 and fuel control #1' ECAM warnings. Maintenance said there was a 'hydro mechanical unit #1' fault.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A319 CREW HAD ENG MALFUNCTION ON DEP AT LGA.

Narrative: UPON DEPARTING RWY 4 AT LGA, ENG #1 BEGAN TO SURGE AT ABOUT 500 FT AGL. COMPLIED WITH ECAM AND APPROPRIATE PROCS. DIVERTED TO JFK FOR LNDG. EMER DECLARED, EQUIP STANDING BY, UNEVENTFUL LNDG. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: BOTH CREW MEMBERS WERE LINE CHK AIRMEN AND INSTRUCTORS AT THEIR ACR TRAINING CTR. THE CAPT SAID HIS FIRST THOUGHT WAS THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING, IT ONLY HAPPENS IN THE SIMULATOR. THE ACFT HAD CFM-56 ENGS. THE ENG WAS SURGING BTWN IDLE AND CLB THRUST. THE CREW PULLED THE ENG TO IDLE AND IT OPERATED SURGE FREE SO THEY LET IT REMAIN AT IDLE. SINCE THE ACFT WAS BELOW 1500 FT, ALL ECAM WARNINGS WERE INHIBITED. THE CREW HAD ANOTHER ACR PLT DEADHEADING IN THE COCKPIT. SINCE THIS CREW WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH JFK ARPT, AND THE DEADHEADING PLT WAS INTIMATELY FAMILIAR WITH JFK, HE BECAME AN ACTIVE CREW MEMBER BY PROVIDING THE DESIRED RWY AND GOT ALL THE APCH PAGES FROM HIS MANUAL FOR THE CREW. THE CAPT STATED HE WAS AN IMMENSE HELP. AFTER LNDG THE CREW HAD 'FUEL SENSOR UNIT #1 AND FUEL CTL #1' ECAM WARNINGS. MAINT SAID THERE WAS A 'HYDRO MECHANICAL UNIT #1' FAULT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.