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An A320 received an engine 2 stall ECAM after the engine RPM rolled to idle then recovered. An emergency was declared as the engine rolled to idle and a descent for landing begun. A fadec fault was indicated.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 809863 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200810 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 24000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 809863 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 809864 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : ecam |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Engine #2 momentarily lost power. After a min it rolled back to idle and then regained power. ECAM then indicated engine #2 stall. An emergency was declared. Engine began rolling back to idle. Lower altitude was issued by ATC and the descent was initiated. Descent was continued to an uneventful landing; with power at idle the majority of the time. Engine functioned normally during the approach. After landing ECAM indicated engine #2 sensor fault. Taxied to the gate normally. After shutdown; status indicated class 2 message engine #2 fadec.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A320 RECEIVED AN ENG 2 STALL ECAM AFTER THE ENGINE RPM ROLLED TO IDLE THEN RECOVERED. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AS THE ENGINE ROLLED TO IDLE AND A DESCENT FOR LANDING BEGUN. A FADEC FAULT WAS INDICATED.
Narrative: ENG #2 MOMENTARILY LOST PWR. AFTER A MIN IT ROLLED BACK TO IDLE AND THEN REGAINED PWR. ECAM THEN INDICATED ENG #2 STALL. AN EMER WAS DECLARED. ENG BEGAN ROLLING BACK TO IDLE. LOWER ALT WAS ISSUED BY ATC AND THE DSCNT WAS INITIATED. DSCNT WAS CONTINUED TO AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG; WITH PWR AT IDLE THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME. ENG FUNCTIONED NORMALLY DURING THE APCH. AFTER LNDG ECAM INDICATED ENG #2 SENSOR FAULT. TAXIED TO THE GATE NORMALLY. AFTER SHUTDOWN; STATUS INDICATED CLASS 2 MESSAGE ENG #2 FADEC.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.