Crj-200 crew has engine malfunction during departure from atl.

Attributes
ACN	564276
Time
Date	200210
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : atl.vortac
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl single value : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : a80.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet 200 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 1700
ASRS Report	564276
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : n1 indicator other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On climb out at approximately 1300 ft AGL (2400 ft MSL), left engine experienced N1 reduction and fluctuating from climb setting to low 70% range. Could not maintain climb power setting with left engine. Declared emergency as a precaution and returned to atl for landing without further incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CRJ-200 CREW HAS ENG MALFUNCTION DURING DEP FROM ATL.

Narrative: ON CLBOUT AT APPROX 1300 FT AGL (2400 FT MSL), L ENG EXPERIENCED N1 REDUCTION AND FLUCTUATING FROM CLB SETTING TO LOW 70% RANGE. COULD NOT MAINTAIN CLB PWR SETTING WITH L ENG. DECLARED EMER AS A PRECAUTION AND RETURNED TO ATL FOR LNDG WITHOUT FURTHER 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.