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A320 captain reports compressor stall at start of descent with automatic relight and recovery. No further problems encountered.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 966143 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201108 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Turbine Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Total 12000 Flight Crew Type 4000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
During descent from FL380 to FL360 as engine came back at start of descent heard loud thump thump thump followed by ECAM engine 1 stall. EPR went to zero; ignition came on and engine recovered on its own. Followed up with engine 1 stall procedures and continued to destination with no other indications. Maintenance met aircraft and gave them engine stall report. No additional help asked for from ATC nor given.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 Captain reports compressor stall at start of descent with automatic relight and recovery. No further problems encountered.
Narrative: During descent from FL380 to FL360 as engine came back at start of descent heard loud thump thump thump followed by ECAM engine 1 stall. EPR went to zero; ignition came on and engine recovered on its own. Followed up with engine 1 stall procedures and continued to destination with no other indications. Maintenance met aircraft and gave them engine stall report. No additional help asked for from ATC nor given.
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.