Narrative:

We departed and experienced engine #1 compressor stall passing through 8500 ft. There was a momentary power loss; loud bang; ECAM and yaw into engine #1. Right after the stall; power came back up and the ECAM went away. The engine ECAM page was pulled up and engine #1 indications mirrored engine #2; which were normal. ATC was advised of the problem and a precautionary return to YYY was requested. We also advised dispatch; via ACARS; of the return to XXX. We made a PA to the passenger about the precautionary return to the airport and the flight attendants were told no cabin preparation was expected. The maximum altitude reached was 9300 ft and ATC advised us to descend to 8000 ft for an ILS approach. We touched down at just under 144000 pounds and under the sink rate per the overweight landing checklist. A long landing roll to taxiway; and a long taxi via the bridge route to gate XXX produced a maximum brake temperature on wheel #3 of 370 degrees C. Maintenance met the aircraft and didn't state what they had found prior to our leaving for our next leg to yvr. Total time airborne was about 10 mins. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that the engine stall was only momentary and the ECAM warning came on for just several seconds. After the engine stall the engine returned to normal operations and the first officer checked the engine ECAM display for any further malfunctions and there were none indicated. They discussed the momentary malfunction and elected to return for landing. He indicated that an emergency was not declared due to the engine functioning normally. All precautions were taken regarding a possible cabin evacuate/evacuation and the company was notified of the return. The reporter indicated that he had no knowledge of the reason for the compressor stall as he was reassigned another aircraft and departed prior to a maintenance having an answer.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A319 AIRBUS FLT CREW EXPERIENCES AN ENG COMPRESSOR STALL DURING DEP.

Narrative: WE DEPARTED AND EXPERIENCED ENG #1 COMPRESSOR STALL PASSING THROUGH 8500 FT. THERE WAS A MOMENTARY PWR LOSS; LOUD BANG; ECAM AND YAW INTO ENG #1. RIGHT AFTER THE STALL; PWR CAME BACK UP AND THE ECAM WENT AWAY. THE ENG ECAM PAGE WAS PULLED UP AND ENG #1 INDICATIONS MIRRORED ENG #2; WHICH WERE NORMAL. ATC WAS ADVISED OF THE PROB AND A PRECAUTIONARY RETURN TO YYY WAS REQUESTED. WE ALSO ADVISED DISPATCH; VIA ACARS; OF THE RETURN TO XXX. WE MADE A PA TO THE PAX ABOUT THE PRECAUTIONARY RETURN TO THE ARPT AND THE FLT ATTENDANTS WERE TOLD NO CABIN PREPARATION WAS EXPECTED. THE MAX ALT REACHED WAS 9300 FT AND ATC ADVISED US TO DSND TO 8000 FT FOR AN ILS APCH. WE TOUCHED DOWN AT JUST UNDER 144000 LBS AND UNDER THE SINK RATE PER THE OVERWT LNDG CHKLIST. A LONG LNDG ROLL TO TXWY; AND A LONG TAXI VIA THE BRIDGE RTE TO GATE XXX PRODUCED A MAX BRAKE TEMP ON WHEEL #3 OF 370 DEGS C. MAINT MET THE ACFT AND DIDN'T STATE WHAT THEY HAD FOUND PRIOR TO OUR LEAVING FOR OUR NEXT LEG TO YVR. TOTAL TIME AIRBORNE WAS ABOUT 10 MINS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT THE ENG STALL WAS ONLY MOMENTARY AND THE ECAM WARNING CAME ON FOR JUST SEVERAL SECONDS. AFTER THE ENG STALL THE ENG RETURNED TO NORMAL OPS AND THE FO CHKED THE ENG ECAM DISPLAY FOR ANY FURTHER MALFUNCTIONS AND THERE WERE NONE INDICATED. THEY DISCUSSED THE MOMENTARY MALFUNCTION AND ELECTED TO RETURN FOR LNDG. HE INDICATED THAT AN EMER WAS NOT DECLARED DUE TO THE ENG FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. ALL PRECAUTIONS WERE TAKEN REGARDING A POSSIBLE CABIN EVAC AND THE COMPANY WAS NOTIFIED OF THE RETURN. THE RPTR INDICATED THAT HE HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE REASON FOR THE COMPRESSOR STALL AS HE WAS REASSIGNED ANOTHER ACFT AND DEPARTED PRIOR TO A MAINT HAVING AN ANSWER.

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.