Narrative:

Captain flying. On climb out approximately 1500 ft we got ECAM of stabilizer jam and flight control ECAM (and related ecams). I leveled off at 2000 ft and told first officer to inform ATC we have flight control problem and we would be returning immediately back to the airport. (VFR WX.) I told him to declare an emergency (we knew the stabilizer was jammed as I was able to bank the aircraft but was not able to control pitch with stick inputs. We were not sure of further failures; if any; at that time). While the first officer was working with ATC and working ECAM checklists; I got the aircraft level at 2000 ft; slowed and turned downwind. (No autoplt due to failures.) I had stick inputs for bank; manual stabilizer; control. ATC notified the equipment and cleared us to land on any runway. While completing ecams we configured the aircraft on downwind; fully configured (final flaps) on base and landed uneventfully on runway 30R. We taxied to the gate; and deboarded the aircraft. Supplemental information from acn 729445: at approximately 1500 ft AGL; ECAM 'flight control stabilizer jam.' captain advised that pitch was unresponsive. She controled pitch manually with trim wheel. I advised ATC we need to level off at 2000 ft and the nature of our emergency. Captain initiated a right turn to the downwind for a return landing. At that time I initiated the ECAM actions. When complete; I set up the FMGC for the return back. Captain advised lead flight attendant the nature of the problem; time left until touchdown and to prepare the cabin. Turning final; the captain asked me to work the manual trim. We landed firm but not extremely hard. It was an overweight landing. Due to the urgency to get on the ground; an overweight landing checklist was not completed. Rollout was normal. We advised the flight attendants to remain seated. We taxied back to the gate and deplaned passenger.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A319 RCVD A 'F/CTL STABILIZER JAM' ECAM MSG AT 1;500' ON DEP. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED WITH AN IMMEDIATE RETURN TO LAND.

Narrative: CAPT FLYING. ON CLBOUT APPROX 1500 FT WE GOT ECAM OF STABILIZER JAM AND FLT CTL ECAM (AND RELATED ECAMS). I LEVELED OFF AT 2000 FT AND TOLD FO TO INFORM ATC WE HAVE FLT CTL PROB AND WE WOULD BE RETURNING IMMEDIATELY BACK TO THE ARPT. (VFR WX.) I TOLD HIM TO DECLARE AN EMER (WE KNEW THE STABILIZER WAS JAMMED AS I WAS ABLE TO BANK THE ACFT BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO CTL PITCH WITH STICK INPUTS. WE WERE NOT SURE OF FURTHER FAILURES; IF ANY; AT THAT TIME). WHILE THE FO WAS WORKING WITH ATC AND WORKING ECAM CHKLISTS; I GOT THE ACFT LEVEL AT 2000 FT; SLOWED AND TURNED DOWNWIND. (NO AUTOPLT DUE TO FAILURES.) I HAD STICK INPUTS FOR BANK; MANUAL STABILIZER; CTL. ATC NOTIFIED THE EQUIP AND CLRED US TO LAND ON ANY RWY. WHILE COMPLETING ECAMS WE CONFIGURED THE ACFT ON DOWNWIND; FULLY CONFIGURED (FINAL FLAPS) ON BASE AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY ON RWY 30R. WE TAXIED TO THE GATE; AND DEBOARDED THE ACFT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 729445: AT APPROX 1500 FT AGL; ECAM 'FLT CTL STABILIZER JAM.' CAPT ADVISED THAT PITCH WAS UNRESPONSIVE. SHE CTLED PITCH MANUALLY WITH TRIM WHEEL. I ADVISED ATC WE NEED TO LEVEL OFF AT 2000 FT AND THE NATURE OF OUR EMER. CAPT INITIATED A R TURN TO THE DOWNWIND FOR A RETURN LNDG. AT THAT TIME I INITIATED THE ECAM ACTIONS. WHEN COMPLETE; I SET UP THE FMGC FOR THE RETURN BACK. CAPT ADVISED LEAD FLT ATTENDANT THE NATURE OF THE PROB; TIME LEFT UNTIL TOUCHDOWN AND TO PREPARE THE CABIN. TURNING FINAL; THE CAPT ASKED ME TO WORK THE MANUAL TRIM. WE LANDED FIRM BUT NOT EXTREMELY HARD. IT WAS AN OVERWT LNDG. DUE TO THE URGENCY TO GET ON THE GND; AN OVERWT LNDG CHKLIST WAS NOT COMPLETED. ROLLOUT WAS NORMAL. WE ADVISED THE FLT ATTENDANTS TO REMAIN SEATED. WE TAXIED BACK TO THE GATE AND DEPLANED PAX.

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.