An A320 received a compressor vane ECAM message. A short time later the compressor stalled followed ...

Attributes
ACN	633144
Time
Date	200410
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zzz.artcc
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 33000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	633144
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : ecam
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

I was the first officer on flight 123 departing ZZZ1 shortly after XA00 local time headed for ZZZ2. Climbing through FL300 over abc, we received an ECAM message '#2 compressor vane.' this was followed by ECAM message 'avoid thrust changes, if engine stall, engine master 2 off.' egt on #2 engine was 585 degrees, engine #1 was 465 degrees. The captain was the PF. He lessened the rate of climb to avoid as much thrust change as possible. Approaching FL330, the egt started rising, the compressor stalled and the engine shut down. Per ECAM, the captain verified and took engine #2 master off and secured the engine. The captain flew the aircraft, declared an emergency and coordination with ATC to return and get a lower altitude. All company SOP's were exercised. I talked with the flight attendants and informed the passenger of the nature of the situation. I contacted soc and moc. Per soc deemed ZZZ1 as the most suitable airport. Discussed overweight landing and went to QRH for appropriate checklists. Landed in ZZZ1 approximately 30 mins later. Uneventful landing and taxi to the gate. Debriefed with moc and operations via conference call. Determined aircraft has prior history.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A320 RECEIVED A COMPRESSOR VANE ECAM MESSAGE. A SHORT TIME LATER THE COMPRESSOR STALLED FOLLOWED BY AN AUTO SHUTDOWN. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMER, RETURNED TO THE DEP ARPT AND COMPLETED A SINGLE ENG OVERWT LNDG.

Narrative: I WAS THE FO ON FLT 123 DEPARTING ZZZ1 SHORTLY AFTER XA00 LCL TIME HEADED FOR ZZZ2. CLBING THROUGH FL300 OVER ABC, WE RECEIVED AN ECAM MESSAGE '#2 COMPRESSOR VANE.' THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY ECAM MESSAGE 'AVOID THRUST CHANGES, IF ENG STALL, ENG MASTER 2 OFF.' EGT ON #2 ENG WAS 585 DEGS, ENG #1 WAS 465 DEGS. THE CAPT WAS THE PF. HE LESSENED THE RATE OF CLB TO AVOID AS MUCH THRUST CHANGE AS POSSIBLE. APCHING FL330, THE EGT STARTED RISING, THE COMPRESSOR STALLED AND THE ENG SHUT DOWN. PER ECAM, THE CAPT VERIFIED AND TOOK ENG #2 MASTER OFF AND SECURED THE ENG. THE CAPT FLEW THE ACFT, DECLARED AN EMER AND COORD WITH ATC TO RETURN AND GET A LOWER ALT. ALL COMPANY SOP'S WERE EXERCISED. I TALKED WITH THE FLT ATTENDANTS AND INFORMED THE PAX OF THE NATURE OF THE SIT. I CONTACTED SOC AND MOC. PER SOC DEEMED ZZZ1 AS THE MOST SUITABLE ARPT. DISCUSSED OVERWT LNDG AND WENT TO QRH FOR APPROPRIATE CHKLISTS. LANDED IN ZZZ1 APPROX 30 MINS LATER. UNEVENTFUL LNDG AND TAXI TO THE GATE. DEBRIEFED WITH MOC AND OPS VIA CONFERENCE CALL. DETERMINED ACFT HAS PRIOR HISTORY.

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 A320 received a compressor vane ECAM message. A short time later the compressor stalled followed by an automatic shutdown. The crew declared an emergency, returned to the departure airport and completed a single engine overweight landing.