An A320 crew, departing ewr, experienced a #1 engine failure climbing through FL240, diverted to iad...

Attributes
ACN	524785
Time
Date	200109
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zny.artcc
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl single value : 24000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure sid : ewr 6
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 20257 flight time type : 3624
ASRS Report	524785
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 347
ASRS Report	524784
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : egt gauge (ecam) other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

4 days, good cockpit communication/coordination within cockpit SOP with first officer xxxxxx. Flight XXX ewr-lax normal. Takeoff some WX. Shortly after, climbing FL240, a sudden surge/jolt felt throughout the cabin followed by ECAM of engine #1 egt exceedance. We both realized the stalling characteristics of engine. Leveled off at FL244 and performed appropriate checklists. Excellent division of workload since first officer was aware of checklists and ECAM properties. ATC was informed of our intention for iad diversion. They were very cooperative in regards to less communication and definitive statement with sufficient time for us to respond. Cabin advisory was given to #1 flight attendant. She kept us informed of 'how goz-it' in the cabin. Very helpful set of flight attendants, a real good crowd to work with. Since the initial bang had feared many passenger, we left channel X on and encouraged folks to listen on. Also gave them an honest description of the nature of irregularity and the amount of training we take for such things. My sincere thanks to the crew for job well done, and also not the last, but [not least] all the folks at A320 training fleet. Supplemental information from acn 425784: on climb out from ewr through FL240, #1 engine compressor stalled. Egt limits exceeded. Emergency declared and aircraft landed at iad without incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A320 CREW, DEPARTING EWR, EXPERIENCED A #1 ENG FAILURE CLBING THROUGH FL240, DIVERTED TO IAD.

Narrative: 4 DAYS, GOOD COCKPIT COM/COORD WITHIN COCKPIT SOP WITH FO XXXXXX. FLT XXX EWR-LAX NORMAL. TKOF SOME WX. SHORTLY AFTER, CLBING FL240, A SUDDEN SURGE/JOLT FELT THROUGHOUT THE CABIN FOLLOWED BY ECAM OF ENG #1 EGT EXCEEDANCE. WE BOTH REALIZED THE STALLING CHARACTERISTICS OF ENG. LEVELED OFF AT FL244 AND PERFORMED APPROPRIATE CHKLISTS. EXCELLENT DIVISION OF WORKLOAD SINCE FO WAS AWARE OF CHKLISTS AND ECAM PROPERTIES. ATC WAS INFORMED OF OUR INTENTION FOR IAD DIVERSION. THEY WERE VERY COOPERATIVE IN REGARDS TO LESS COM AND DEFINITIVE STATEMENT WITH SUFFICIENT TIME FOR US TO RESPOND. CABIN ADVISORY WAS GIVEN TO #1 FLT ATTENDANT. SHE KEPT US INFORMED OF 'HOW GOZ-IT' IN THE CABIN. VERY HELPFUL SET OF FLT ATTENDANTS, A REAL GOOD CROWD TO WORK WITH. SINCE THE INITIAL BANG HAD FEARED MANY PAX, WE LEFT CHANNEL X ON AND ENCOURAGED FOLKS TO LISTEN ON. ALSO GAVE THEM AN HONEST DESCRIPTION OF THE NATURE OF IRREGULARITY AND THE AMOUNT OF TRAINING WE TAKE FOR SUCH THINGS. MY SINCERE THANKS TO THE CREW FOR JOB WELL DONE, AND ALSO NOT THE LAST, BUT [NOT LEAST] ALL THE FOLKS AT A320 TRAINING FLEET. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 425784: ON CLBOUT FROM EWR THROUGH FL240, #1 ENG COMPRESSOR STALLED. EGT LIMITS EXCEEDED. EMER DECLARED AND ACFT LANDED AT IAD WITHOUT INCIDENT.

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.