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An A320 flight crew declared an emergency and returned to their departure airport following the failure of the right engine shortly after takeoff.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 906393 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201008 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Turbine Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
After take off and clean up passing 5;500 feet; and approximately 230 kts; the number two engine rolled back and shut down. The captain was flying so we changed aircraft control and the captain ran the engine failure checklist while I flew the aircraft. We leveled off at 6;000 ft and declared an emergency; and asked to return to our departure airport. We tried to restart the engine per the checklist but it failed to restart. When all checklists were completed we landed. From engine failure to landing was about 15 minutes. We landed normally and taxied to the gate.maintenance advised the fuel control unit failed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An A320 Flight Crew declared an emergency and returned to their departure airport following the failure of the right engine shortly after takeoff.
Narrative: After take off and clean up passing 5;500 feet; and approximately 230 kts; the number two engine rolled back and shut down. The Captain was flying so we changed aircraft control and the Captain ran the engine failure checklist while I flew the aircraft. We leveled off at 6;000 ft and declared an emergency; and asked to return to our departure airport. We tried to restart the engine per the checklist but it failed to restart. When all checklists were completed we landed. From engine failure to landing was about 15 minutes. We landed normally and taxied to the gate.Maintenance advised the fuel control unit failed.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.