A320 flight crew has EICAS message during takeoff roll; elects to continue; performs QRH procedures;...

Attributes
ACN	695587
Time
Date	200605
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	695587
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eicas msg other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

During takeoff roll; and just prior to saying '80 KTS thrust set;' we received a master caution stating 'engine #2 compressor vane.' because I did not feel any yaw with the aircraft; did not hear any noise; or notice any abnormal engine indication; and we were now in the high speed regime; I chose to continue the takeoff. The takeoff was normal and we followed the ECAM. I then made sure the PNF had the aircraft and I looked at the aircraft manual. The manual says 'land at nearest suitable airfield' but the ECAM did not. We leveled off and slowed down. I verified with the first officer that the irregular did say land at nearest suitable airfield. Once verified; I notified all agencies and departments as well as flight attendants and landed uneventfully at ord. After landing; I saw the flight manager in ord to make sure I had covered everything. To my surprise; I was told of the third stage clapper problems or engine problems in general. My 2 questions are: 1) why is the information about the engines not being put out to the line? And 2) why doesn't the ECAM state 'land at nearest suitable airport' like other ecams.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 FLT CREW HAS EICAS MESSAGE DURING TKOF ROLL; ELECTS TO CONTINUE; PERFORMS QRH PROCS; DIVERTS AND LANDS.

Narrative: DURING TKOF ROLL; AND JUST PRIOR TO SAYING '80 KTS THRUST SET;' WE RECEIVED A MASTER CAUTION STATING 'ENG #2 COMPRESSOR VANE.' BECAUSE I DID NOT FEEL ANY YAW WITH THE ACFT; DID NOT HEAR ANY NOISE; OR NOTICE ANY ABNORMAL ENG INDICATION; AND WE WERE NOW IN THE HIGH SPD REGIME; I CHOSE TO CONTINUE THE TKOF. THE TKOF WAS NORMAL AND WE FOLLOWED THE ECAM. I THEN MADE SURE THE PNF HAD THE ACFT AND I LOOKED AT THE ACFT MANUAL. THE MANUAL SAYS 'LAND AT NEAREST SUITABLE AIRFIELD' BUT THE ECAM DID NOT. WE LEVELED OFF AND SLOWED DOWN. I VERIFIED WITH THE FO THAT THE IRREGULAR DID SAY LAND AT NEAREST SUITABLE AIRFIELD. ONCE VERIFIED; I NOTIFIED ALL AGENCIES AND DEPTS AS WELL AS FLT ATTENDANTS AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY AT ORD. AFTER LNDG; I SAW THE FLT MGR IN ORD TO MAKE SURE I HAD COVERED EVERYTHING. TO MY SURPRISE; I WAS TOLD OF THE THIRD STAGE CLAPPER PROBS OR ENG PROBS IN GENERAL. MY 2 QUESTIONS ARE: 1) WHY IS THE INFO ABOUT THE ENGS NOT BEING PUT OUT TO THE LINE? AND 2) WHY DOESN'T THE ECAM STATE 'LAND AT NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT' LIKE OTHER ECAMS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.

A320 flight crew has EICAS message during takeoff roll; elects to continue; performs QRH procedures; diverts and lands.