A320 flight crew reported they encountered an engine stall and returned to departure airport.

Attributes
ACN	1206957
Time
Date	201409
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Turbine Engine
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Not Flying
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 140 Flight Crew Total 9500 Flight Crew Type 2000
Person 2
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 160 Flight Crew Total 25000 Flight Crew Type 5000
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe

Narrative:

Passing approx 5000 [feet] we broke out of the clouds. I turned off the eng anti-ice. About 1000 feet later we felt the aircraft yaw and got an ECAM for eng stall. It cleared itself and then happened again about 10 seconds later. We performed the checklist; declared an emergency; spoke to dispatch and [maintenance] and the flight attendants. Diverted back to [departure airport] uneventfully.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 flight crew reported they encountered an engine stall and returned to departure airport.

Narrative: Passing approx 5000 [feet] we broke out of the clouds. I turned off the Eng Anti-ice. About 1000 feet later we felt the aircraft yaw and got an ECAM for Eng Stall. It cleared itself and then happened again about 10 seconds later. We performed the checklist; declared an emergency; spoke to Dispatch and [maintenance] and the flight attendants. Diverted back to [departure airport] uneventfully.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.