A320 flight crew has intermittent ECAM compressor vane warning.

Attributes
ACN	574647
Time
Date	200302
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord.airport
State Reference	IL
Environment
Weather Elements	other
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 177 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 318
ASRS Report	574647
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe inflight encounter : weather non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies non adherence other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : ecam other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	aircraft : equipment problem dissipated flight crew : overrode automation
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Chart Or Publication Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On takeoff from ord, 'compressor vane' ECAM came on at about 90 KTS and stayed on until right after takeoff. Then ECAM went out. All engine indications normal. We continued on to dsm. On rollout, same ECAM came on again and stayed on. Upon arrival at the gate, we called. We decided to continue on to dsm, because the ECAM went out right after takeoff, and because all engine indications were normal. Though the checklist says to land, the ECAM doesn't. We did not want to return to ord, because of the high gusty winds and because the ECAM said to avoid rapid throttle movements. Supplemental information from acn 574642: during takeoff roll, no abnormal engine parameters, surges, or stalls. Monitored engine parameters and noted high N1 vibrations (3.2) on engine #2. Thought maybe it was engine #2 ECAM (not engine #1). After critical phase of flight, referred to flight manual. After a few mins of searching (procedure is indexed wrong in FM) found reference to ECAM. Noticed 'land at nearest suitable airport' (not indicated on ECAM). Elected to continue to dsm. Also noted 'avoid the changes' as a consideration. Contacted maintenance control and entered write-up in aircraft logbook.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 FLT CREW HAS INTERMITTENT ECAM COMPRESSOR VANE WARNING.

Narrative: ON TKOF FROM ORD, 'COMPRESSOR VANE' ECAM CAME ON AT ABOUT 90 KTS AND STAYED ON UNTIL RIGHT AFTER TKOF. THEN ECAM WENT OUT. ALL ENG INDICATIONS NORMAL. WE CONTINUED ON TO DSM. ON ROLLOUT, SAME ECAM CAME ON AGAIN AND STAYED ON. UPON ARR AT THE GATE, WE CALLED. WE DECIDED TO CONTINUE ON TO DSM, BECAUSE THE ECAM WENT OUT RIGHT AFTER TKOF, AND BECAUSE ALL ENG INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. THOUGH THE CHKLIST SAYS TO LAND, THE ECAM DOESN'T. WE DID NOT WANT TO RETURN TO ORD, BECAUSE OF THE HIGH GUSTY WINDS AND BECAUSE THE ECAM SAID TO AVOID RAPID THROTTLE MOVEMENTS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 574642: DURING TKOF ROLL, NO ABNORMAL ENG PARAMETERS, SURGES, OR STALLS. MONITORED ENG PARAMETERS AND NOTED HIGH N1 VIBRATIONS (3.2) ON ENG #2. THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS ENG #2 ECAM (NOT ENG #1). AFTER CRITICAL PHASE OF FLT, REFERRED TO FLT MANUAL. AFTER A FEW MINS OF SEARCHING (PROC IS INDEXED WRONG IN FM) FOUND REF TO ECAM. NOTICED 'LAND AT NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT' (NOT INDICATED ON ECAM). ELECTED TO CONTINUE TO DSM. ALSO NOTED 'AVOID THE CHANGES' AS A CONSIDERATION. CONTACTED MAINT CTL AND ENTERED WRITE-UP IN ACFT LOGBOOK.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.