A320 captain reports encountering wake vortex from preceding aircraft that caused compressor stall a...

Attributes
ACN	844444
Time
Date	200907
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Turbine Engine
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter

Narrative:

During takeoff encountered light turbulence from aircraft departing ahead. Heard loud bang; loss of number 2 eng power about 50%. ECAM number 2 eng stall. Went through QRH/emergency procedures. Engine restarted itself. Contacted dispatch and maintenance control. Advised to return to our departure airport for inspection. Advised flight attendants and passengers whenever possible of what was happening. Returned to overweight landing at 139;700 pounds at 100-200 ft per min at touch down. Suspect airflow disruption from aircraft; which departed ahead of us.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 Captain reports encountering wake vortex from preceding aircraft that caused compressor stall and restart. Crew elected to return to departure airport for maintenance inspection.

Narrative: During takeoff encountered light turbulence from aircraft departing ahead. Heard loud bang; loss of number 2 eng power about 50%. ECAM number 2 eng stall. Went through QRH/emergency procedures. Engine restarted itself. Contacted Dispatch and Maintenance Control. Advised to return to our departure airport for inspection. Advised flight attendants and passengers whenever possible of what was happening. Returned to overweight landing at 139;700 LBS at 100-200 FT per min at touch down. Suspect airflow disruption from aircraft; which departed ahead of us.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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 captain reports encountering wake vortex from preceding aircraft that caused compressor stall and restart. Crew elected to return to departure airport for maintenance inspection.