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An A320 flight crew in climb noticed a yaw followed by ECAM message of engine #2 stall. They elected to return to departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 709209 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200609 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ord.airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | msl single value : 26000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zau.artcc tracon : a90.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : vacating altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 19000 flight time type : 3400 |
| ASRS Report | 709209 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
En route; climbing to cleared altitude of FL320; the aircraft did a slight yaw moment followed by an EPR engine #2 reduction of about .1 and ECAM messages then displayed. Passing through FL260; ECAM engine #2 stall displayed. With first officer as PF; we elected to advise ZAU of an immediate return to ord. Dispatch notified; flight manual referenced; and no engine shutdown was planned as engine parameters were normal. But then an ECAM of engine #2 sensor fault displayed. As a crew; it was felt to be prudent and return to ord than to continue on a 4 hour flight. No emergency equipment was requested and dispatch and ATC coordination a safe return to landing on runway 9R.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A320 FLT CREW IN CLB NOTICED A YAW FOLLOWED BY ECAM MESSAGE OF ENG #2 STALL. THEY ELECTED TO RETURN TO DEP ARPT.
Narrative: ENRTE; CLBING TO CLRED ALT OF FL320; THE ACFT DID A SLIGHT YAW MOMENT FOLLOWED BY AN EPR ENG #2 REDUCTION OF ABOUT .1 AND ECAM MESSAGES THEN DISPLAYED. PASSING THROUGH FL260; ECAM ENG #2 STALL DISPLAYED. WITH FO AS PF; WE ELECTED TO ADVISE ZAU OF AN IMMEDIATE RETURN TO ORD. DISPATCH NOTIFIED; FLT MANUAL REFED; AND NO ENG SHUTDOWN WAS PLANNED AS ENG PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL. BUT THEN AN ECAM OF ENG #2 SENSOR FAULT DISPLAYED. AS A CREW; IT WAS FELT TO BE PRUDENT AND RETURN TO ORD THAN TO CONTINUE ON A 4 HR FLT. NO EMER EQUIP WAS REQUESTED AND DISPATCH AND ATC COORD A SAFE RETURN TO LNDG ON RWY 9R.
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.