An A319 flight crew note an engine #2 system fault ECAM with rising egt resulting in a diversion int...

Attributes
ACN	621948
Time
Date	200406
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sjc.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 1500
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : nct.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure sid : n/s
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 239 flight time total : 13500 flight time type : 1700
ASRS Report	621948
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : ecam message other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft

Narrative:

Shortly after takeoff from sjc, we got a master caution and engine #2 system fault ECAM. The engine #2 egt was pulsing amber, and increasing. It appeared that engine #2 was about to over-temperature. The ECAM gave no clear direction concerning corrective action, so a decision to reduce thrust on that engine to idle was made, and the engine was brought back to idle power. This action was enough to reduce the egt, and while still high, maintained the egt within normal parameters. After consultation with maintenance controller, we attempted to increase power on the #2 engine, with the same resulting situation that had originally occurred, with the egt increasing and on the verge of over-temping. We elected to keep the #2 engine at idle thrust, and divert into sfo. A normal landing at sfo was made. No special priority was requested. All SOP's followed, and dispatch was notified.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A319 FLT CREW NOTE AN ENG #2 SYS FAULT ECAM WITH RISING EGT RESULTING IN A DIVERSION INTO SFO.

Narrative: SHORTLY AFTER TKOF FROM SJC, WE GOT A MASTER CAUTION AND ENG #2 SYS FAULT ECAM. THE ENG #2 EGT WAS PULSING AMBER, AND INCREASING. IT APPEARED THAT ENG #2 WAS ABOUT TO OVER-TEMP. THE ECAM GAVE NO CLR DIRECTION CONCERNING CORRECTIVE ACTION, SO A DECISION TO REDUCE THRUST ON THAT ENG TO IDLE WAS MADE, AND THE ENG WAS BROUGHT BACK TO IDLE PWR. THIS ACTION WAS ENOUGH TO REDUCE THE EGT, AND WHILE STILL HIGH, MAINTAINED THE EGT WITHIN NORMAL PARAMETERS. AFTER CONSULTATION WITH MAINT CTLR, WE ATTEMPTED TO INCREASE PWR ON THE #2 ENG, WITH THE SAME RESULTING SIT THAT HAD ORIGINALLY OCCURRED, WITH THE EGT INCREASING AND ON THE VERGE OF OVER-TEMPING. WE ELECTED TO KEEP THE #2 ENG AT IDLE THRUST, AND DIVERT INTO SFO. A NORMAL LNDG AT SFO WAS MADE. NO SPECIAL PRIORITY WAS REQUESTED. ALL SOP'S FOLLOWED, AND DISPATCH WAS NOTIFIED.

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.

An A319 flight crew note an engine #2 system fault ECAM with rising egt resulting in a diversion into sfo.