A319
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 270; Flight Crew Total 21500; Flight Crew Type 3500
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical
Flight Crew Landed in Emergency Condition; Flight Crew Returned To Departure Airport; General Declared Emergency; General Maintenance Action
Aircraft
With First Officer flying; shortly after takeoff we lost power on the right engine and then gained power. Engine was surging with no compressor stalls. We brought right engine to idle and declared an Emergency. We returned to a landing visually.
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A319 flight crew experiences engine surging shortly after takeoff and returns to the departure airport with the engine at idle.