An A320 crew experienced an engine stall accompanied by a loud bang and an over temperature egt. The...

Narrative:

After departing we were about 20 minutes into the flight climbing through approximately FL280 when there was a loud bang followed by fluctuating indications on the number 2 engine instruments. The captain retarded the number 2 thrust lever. An engine 2 stall ECAM came up and the captain called for the engine surge/ stall qrc. While running the qrc a eng 2 egt ovr limit ECAM came up. Soon afterward the egt came back to normal parameters and the engine continued to run at normal idle thrust. Because of the over temperature we elected to return to the departure airport which was only 80 miles behind us. We declared an emergency; contacted dispatch; talked to the flight attendants and passengers then returned for an uneventful landing. After landing we shut down the number 2 engine and asked the fire department to do a visual inspection of the area. They said it appeared normal so we taxied to the gate and deplaned the passengers.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An A320 crew experienced an engine stall accompanied by a loud bang and an over temperature EGT. The engine returned to normal operation at idle. The crew declared an emergency and returned to land.

Narrative: After departing we were about 20 minutes into the flight climbing through approximately FL280 when there was a loud bang followed by fluctuating indications on the number 2 engine instruments. The Captain retarded the number 2 thrust lever. An ENG 2 STALL ECAM came up and the Captain called for the Engine Surge/ Stall QRC. While Running the QRC a Eng 2 EGT OVR LIMIT ECAM came up. Soon afterward the EGT came back to normal parameters and the engine continued to run at normal idle thrust. Because of the over temperature we elected to return to the departure airport which was only 80 miles behind us. We declared an emergency; contacted Dispatch; talked to the flight attendants and passengers then returned for an uneventful landing. After landing we shut down the number 2 engine and asked the fire department to do a visual inspection of the area. They said it appeared normal so we taxied to the gate and deplaned the passengers.

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.

Attributes
ACN	861085
Time
Date	200911
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
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	Pilot Not Flying
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Total 15000 Flight Crew Type 4000
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

An A320 crew experienced an engine stall accompanied by a loud bang and an over temperature egt. The engine returned to normal operation at idle. The crew declared an emergency and returned to land.