<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1006272, April 2012

A319 flight crew experiences engine surging shortly after takeoff and returns to the departure airport with the engine at idle.

Attributes
ACN	1006272
Time
Date	201204
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Component
Aircraft Component	Turbine Engine
Person 1
Function	Pilot Not Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 270 Flight Crew Total 21500 Flight Crew Type 3500
Person 2
Function	Pilot Flying First Officer
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150 Flight Crew Total 8800 Flight Crew Type 3000
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

With first officer flying; shortly after takeoff we lost power on the right engine and then gained power. Engine was surging with no compressor stalls. We brought right engine to idle and declared an emergency. We returned to a landing visually.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A319 flight crew experiences engine surging shortly after takeoff and returns to the departure airport with the engine at idle.

Narrative: With First Officer flying; shortly after takeoff we lost power on the right engine and then gained power. Engine was surging with no compressor stalls. We brought right engine to idle and declared an Emergency. We returned to a landing visually.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.