Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Multiengine
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical
Air Traffic Control Provided Assistance; Aircraft Aircraft Damaged; Flight Crew Inflight Shutdown; Flight Crew Returned To Departure Airport; General Flight Cancelled / Delayed; General Maintenance Action
Aircraft
Climbing out of ZZZ at 8;000 ft. my right engine failed. We [advised ATC] and turned downwind to return to Runway XX. We accomplished ECAM actions (A321) and landed uneventfully 7 minutes later. We stopped on Runway XY for inspection and returned to the gate to debrief maintenance.
After a normal takeoff and climbing through 8;500 ft. we heard a very loud bang and immediately the aircraft slowed down and some yaw feedback. There was initially minor vibration and shaking but that subsided. We immediately identified that the number 2 engine had rolled back and it was not producing any power. I believe we both verbally agreed we had a compressor stall. A few seconds after the loud bang we received an ECAM message: ENG 2 EGT OVERLIMIT. We ran that ECAM procedure. We secured the number 2 engine. The Captain was flying the aircraft and talking to ATC and flight attendants. It was extremely busy; he had already [advised ATC] and was turning downwind towards Runway XX. We were in VMC conditions turning base towards the airport; I was still trying to load an approach in the FMGC as the Captain is asking me for landing configuration (ex. Flaps; Gear). At that point the Captain briefed that the safest course was to disregard automation and just to focus on flying the aircraft VMC; We agreed on our runway alignment; safe configuration; and he flew that aircraft safely to the runway. We landed and turned off on Runway XY where we had fire rescue inspect the aircraft and then proceeded to the gate for a normal deplaning.
A321 flight crew reported that an engine failure during climb resulted in a return to the departure airport.