Narrative:

About 1500 ft climbing out of ZZZ on departure; flaps 1 degree; climb power; sudden loud bang followed by smell in cabin/cockpit. Momentary ECAM engine #1 stall. Declared emergency with departure; ACARS to dispatch returning to ZZZ due to probable bird strike. Made announcement to passenger; told flight attendant to expect a normal landing back at ZZZ. Did overweight landing checklist and normal checklists. All system and engines continued to operate normally until shutdown after landing. Made normal landing; smooth touchdown. Followed up maintenance and dispatch for maintenance action.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DEPARTING A320 EXPERIENCED A BIRD STRIKE IN AN ENG AT 1500 FT; DECLARED AN EMER; AND RETURNED TO LAND.

Narrative: ABOUT 1500 FT CLBING OUT OF ZZZ ON DEP; FLAPS 1 DEG; CLB PWR; SUDDEN LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY SMELL IN CABIN/COCKPIT. MOMENTARY ECAM ENG #1 STALL. DECLARED EMER WITH DEP; ACARS TO DISPATCH RETURNING TO ZZZ DUE TO PROBABLE BIRD STRIKE. MADE ANNOUNCEMENT TO PAX; TOLD FLT ATTENDANT TO EXPECT A NORMAL LNDG BACK AT ZZZ. DID OVERWT LNDG CHKLIST AND NORMAL CHKLISTS. ALL SYS AND ENGS CONTINUED TO OPERATE NORMALLY UNTIL SHUTDOWN AFTER LNDG. MADE NORMAL LNDG; SMOOTH TOUCHDOWN. FOLLOWED UP MAINT AND DISPATCH FOR MAINT ACTION.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.