Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical
Air Traffic Control Provided Assistance; Flight Crew Returned To Departure Airport; Flight Crew Landed As Precaution; Flight Crew Landed in Emergency Condition; Flight Crew Requested ATC Assistance / Clarification; Flight Crew Inflight Shutdown
Aircraft
Climbing through 5;000 feet we heard a boom; felt the aircraft yaw; and experienced auto pilot disconnect. Engine 2 EGT (Exhaust Gas Temperature) was in excess of 900 C. We were unable to reduce Engine 2 EGT with the thrust lever so we shut the engine down.Approach provided vectors for a return to Runway XXR (Visual Approach) normal landing. After the aircraft was stopped on the runway emergency equipment inspected the aircraft for damage and none was observed.
A321 First Officer reported shutting engine 2 down while in climb due to excessive EGT; resulting in them returning to their departure airport.