Narrative:

I briefed maintenance representative and I was told the engine was a high time engine. After takeoff from dtw initial power reduction; or shortly thereafter; a 'bang' along with a momentary ECAM 'engine #1 stall' (disappeared immediately and could not be recalled) flashed on and immediately off followed by flight attendant calling (via telephone) informing us that a flash of light was produced from the #1 engine. There was no yaw felt. All engine parameters were normal. Egt on engine #1 was approximately 35 degrees hotter than engine #2 (noticed before the event). Advised ATC along with request to stay in the airport area while we were contacting dispatch/maintenance. I was flying the aircraft and directed the first officer to contact dispatch/maintenance and see what they wanted us to do. Their advice was to monitor engine parameters and since they were normal; advised to continue to destination and to continue monitoring. ATC advised as well as dispatch since we were advised of moderate turbulence above FL300 so we remained at FL280. Dispatch advised of our estimated fuel on board at destination. The remainder of the flight was normal. In-range; maintenance had been informed and wanted to know of any abnormal engine indications when the engines were in reverse. All engine parameters were indicating normal. Fom/pilot handbook procedures complied with. I think the system worked well. The in-flight flight crew; maintenance control; dispatch; and station maintenance did a good job. The passenger notified. No complaints were made to me. As these engines' times are achieving higher and higher acceptable tolerances; there will be more in-flight flight crew/maintenance/dispatch evaluations concerning engine performance. I would like to see better communications. Satcom would be nice since it took time and distraction CRM principles (2 pilots in the loop) an ACARS 'alert' button notifying maintenance/dispatch of safety issues requiring immediate attention. Sat WX would be nice as well. 'Xm' WX would assist since we were staying relatively close to the dtw airport in case we needed to land there. (Would have been an overweight landing if we were advised to return to dtw.) we experienced turbulence. In addition; 'xm' WX (sat WX) would have informed us of any convection beyond the range of radar (approximately 160 mi).

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 #1 ENG COMPRESSOR STALLED AFTER TKOF AT INITIAL POWER REDUCTION. ENG OPERATED NORMALLY FOR REMAINDER OF FLT AND FLT CONTINUED TO DEST.

Narrative: I BRIEFED MAINT REPRESENTATIVE AND I WAS TOLD THE ENG WAS A HIGH TIME ENG. AFTER TKOF FROM DTW INITIAL PWR REDUCTION; OR SHORTLY THEREAFTER; A 'BANG' ALONG WITH A MOMENTARY ECAM 'ENG #1 STALL' (DISAPPEARED IMMEDIATELY AND COULD NOT BE RECALLED) FLASHED ON AND IMMEDIATELY OFF FOLLOWED BY FLT ATTENDANT CALLING (VIA TELEPHONE) INFORMING US THAT A FLASH OF LIGHT WAS PRODUCED FROM THE #1 ENG. THERE WAS NO YAW FELT. ALL ENG PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL. EGT ON ENG #1 WAS APPROX 35 DEGS HOTTER THAN ENG #2 (NOTICED BEFORE THE EVENT). ADVISED ATC ALONG WITH REQUEST TO STAY IN THE ARPT AREA WHILE WE WERE CONTACTING DISPATCH/MAINT. I WAS FLYING THE ACFT AND DIRECTED THE FO TO CONTACT DISPATCH/MAINT AND SEE WHAT THEY WANTED US TO DO. THEIR ADVICE WAS TO MONITOR ENG PARAMETERS AND SINCE THEY WERE NORMAL; ADVISED TO CONTINUE TO DEST AND TO CONTINUE MONITORING. ATC ADVISED AS WELL AS DISPATCH SINCE WE WERE ADVISED OF MODERATE TURB ABOVE FL300 SO WE REMAINED AT FL280. DISPATCH ADVISED OF OUR ESTIMATED FUEL ON BOARD AT DEST. THE REMAINDER OF THE FLT WAS NORMAL. IN-RANGE; MAINT HAD BEEN INFORMED AND WANTED TO KNOW OF ANY ABNORMAL ENG INDICATIONS WHEN THE ENGS WERE IN REVERSE. ALL ENG PARAMETERS WERE INDICATING NORMAL. FOM/PLT HANDBOOK PROCS COMPLIED WITH. I THINK THE SYS WORKED WELL. THE INFLT FLT CREW; MAINT CTL; DISPATCH; AND STATION MAINT DID A GOOD JOB. THE PAX NOTIFIED. NO COMPLAINTS WERE MADE TO ME. AS THESE ENGS' TIMES ARE ACHIEVING HIGHER AND HIGHER ACCEPTABLE TOLERANCES; THERE WILL BE MORE INFLT FLT CREW/MAINT/DISPATCH EVALUATIONS CONCERNING ENG PERFORMANCE. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE BETTER COMS. SATCOM WOULD BE NICE SINCE IT TOOK TIME AND DISTR CRM PRINCIPLES (2 PLTS IN THE LOOP) AN ACARS 'ALERT' BUTTON NOTIFYING MAINT/DISPATCH OF SAFETY ISSUES REQUIRING IMMEDIATE ATTN. SAT WX WOULD BE NICE AS WELL. 'XM' WX WOULD ASSIST SINCE WE WERE STAYING RELATIVELY CLOSE TO THE DTW ARPT IN CASE WE NEEDED TO LAND THERE. (WOULD HAVE BEEN AN OVERWT LNDG IF WE WERE ADVISED TO RETURN TO DTW.) WE EXPERIENCED TURB. IN ADDITION; 'XM' WX (SAT WX) WOULD HAVE INFORMED US OF ANY CONVECTION BEYOND THE RANGE OF RADAR (APPROX 160 MI).

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.