An A320 developed an engine stall at 1500 ft after takeoff. The crew declared an emergency and retur...

Attributes
ACN	703011
Time
Date	200607
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 7500
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 14500 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	703011
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 : ecam other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

We departed runway 25 at ZZZ flaps 2 degree flex. Acceleration was normal throughout takeoff roll. Climbing through about 1500 ft AGL and raising flaps from position 1 degree to up we heard and felt a very loud bang on the left side of the aircraft. All engine and flight instruments were normal; although there may have been some residual vibration. We then saw the ECAM message 'stall engine #1.' there were no action items to accomplish and engine readings were normal with no further vibrations or noise. We elected to return to ZZZ and declared an emergency. The first flight attendant; ATC; dispatch; and the passenger were told that we were returning to the airport as a precaution and that we expected a normal approach and landing. We ran the normal checklists and made an uneventful landing on runway 16R. Taxi in and parking were also normal. Upon debriefing the passenger we ascertained that flames had been seen coming out of both the front and back of the #1 engine coinciding with the noise 'bang' that was heard throughout the cabin; and that it was a single event.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A320 DEVELOPED AN ENG STALL AT 1500 FT AFTER TKOF. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMER AND RETURNED TO LAND.

Narrative: WE DEPARTED RWY 25 AT ZZZ FLAPS 2 DEG FLEX. ACCELERATION WAS NORMAL THROUGHOUT TKOF ROLL. CLBING THROUGH ABOUT 1500 FT AGL AND RAISING FLAPS FROM POS 1 DEG TO UP WE HEARD AND FELT A VERY LOUD BANG ON THE L SIDE OF THE ACFT. ALL ENG AND FLT INSTS WERE NORMAL; ALTHOUGH THERE MAY HAVE BEEN SOME RESIDUAL VIBRATION. WE THEN SAW THE ECAM MESSAGE 'STALL ENG #1.' THERE WERE NO ACTION ITEMS TO ACCOMPLISH AND ENG READINGS WERE NORMAL WITH NO FURTHER VIBRATIONS OR NOISE. WE ELECTED TO RETURN TO ZZZ AND DECLARED AN EMER. THE FIRST FLT ATTENDANT; ATC; DISPATCH; AND THE PAX WERE TOLD THAT WE WERE RETURNING TO THE ARPT AS A PRECAUTION AND THAT WE EXPECTED A NORMAL APCH AND LNDG. WE RAN THE NORMAL CHKLISTS AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG ON RWY 16R. TAXI IN AND PARKING WERE ALSO NORMAL. UPON DEBRIEFING THE PAX WE ASCERTAINED THAT FLAMES HAD BEEN SEEN COMING OUT OF BOTH THE FRONT AND BACK OF THE #1 ENG COINCIDING WITH THE NOISE 'BANG' THAT WAS HEARD THROUGHOUT THE CABIN; AND THAT IT WAS A SINGLE EVENT.

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.

An A320 developed an engine stall at 1500 ft after takeoff. The crew declared an emergency and returned to land.