Narrative:

Climbing through FL300 we received an ECAM message, engine #2 compressor vane, avoid thrust changes, if engine stall, engine master #2 off. The captain was PF. Engine #2 egt was noted at 585 degrees with a slow increase. Engine #1 egt was at 465 degrees. The captain decreased the climb rate so as to allow a gradual climb/leveloff/angle of attack to hopefully minimize conditions affecting airflow into the engine, as well as potential thrust changes at leveloff. Within 100 ft of FL330, we experienced a loud bang and an immediate rollback of engine #2. The aircraft yawed right, however the autoplt remained on. The only engine instrument that didn't roll back was egt, which spiked above redline (maintenance concurred temperature later). The engine #2 master was placed to the off position as per ECAM procedures and the engine secured. The captain declared an emergency with ATC, obtained a lower altitude, and arranged for a return to the nearest suitable airport which was ZZZ. The first officer contacted the appropriate agencies, ie, dispatch, maintenance, and ZZZ operations. The flight attendants and passenger were advised of the situation, and kept in the loop several times. The flight attendants were told to prepare for a precautionary landing at ZZZ in about 30 mins. Landing weight was 153400 pounds on runway 25R. A visual with ILS backup, flaps 3 degrees landing accomplished with less than 100 FPM sink. The taxi in was uneventful, and the appropriate paperwork, debriefings, and conference calls done. The aircraft had a prior history of engine compressor stalls.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A320 FLT CREW EXPERIENCE A R ENG FAILURE WHILE CLBING TO FL330. AN EMER LNDG WAS SAFELY ACCOMPLISHED AT ZZZ.

Narrative: CLBING THROUGH FL300 WE RECEIVED AN ECAM MESSAGE, ENG #2 COMPRESSOR VANE, AVOID THRUST CHANGES, IF ENG STALL, ENG MASTER #2 OFF. THE CAPT WAS PF. ENG #2 EGT WAS NOTED AT 585 DEGS WITH A SLOW INCREASE. ENG #1 EGT WAS AT 465 DEGS. THE CAPT DECREASED THE CLB RATE SO AS TO ALLOW A GRADUAL CLB/LEVELOFF/ANGLE OF ATTACK TO HOPEFULLY MINIMIZE CONDITIONS AFFECTING AIRFLOW INTO THE ENG, AS WELL AS POTENTIAL THRUST CHANGES AT LEVELOFF. WITHIN 100 FT OF FL330, WE EXPERIENCED A LOUD BANG AND AN IMMEDIATE ROLLBACK OF ENG #2. THE ACFT YAWED R, HOWEVER THE AUTOPLT REMAINED ON. THE ONLY ENG INST THAT DIDN'T ROLL BACK WAS EGT, WHICH SPIKED ABOVE REDLINE (MAINT CONCURRED TEMP LATER). THE ENG #2 MASTER WAS PLACED TO THE OFF POS AS PER ECAM PROCS AND THE ENG SECURED. THE CAPT DECLARED AN EMER WITH ATC, OBTAINED A LOWER ALT, AND ARRANGED FOR A RETURN TO THE NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT WHICH WAS ZZZ. THE FO CONTACTED THE APPROPRIATE AGENCIES, IE, DISPATCH, MAINT, AND ZZZ OPS. THE FLT ATTENDANTS AND PAX WERE ADVISED OF THE SIT, AND KEPT IN THE LOOP SEVERAL TIMES. THE FLT ATTENDANTS WERE TOLD TO PREPARE FOR A PRECAUTIONARY LNDG AT ZZZ IN ABOUT 30 MINS. LNDG WT WAS 153400 LBS ON RWY 25R. A VISUAL WITH ILS BACKUP, FLAPS 3 DEGS LNDG ACCOMPLISHED WITH LESS THAN 100 FPM SINK. THE TAXI IN WAS UNEVENTFUL, AND THE APPROPRIATE PAPERWORK, DEBRIEFINGS, AND CONFERENCE CALLS DONE. THE ACFT HAD A PRIOR HISTORY OF ENG COMPRESSOR STALLS.

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.