A321
Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Multiengine
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical
Flight Crew Landed As Precaution; Flight Crew Returned To Departure Airport
Aircraft
I was the pilot monitoring and the FO (First Officer) was the Pilot Flying. We were climbing out of 12000 ft. when we heard a loud bang and yawing of the aircraft We got an ECAM alert #1 Engine Stall. We completed the ECAM procedures and as soon as we brought the #1 Thrust Lever to idle; the compressor stalls stopped. We advised ATC that we needed to return to ZZZ.It was just as if we were in training. The FO and I followed our training procedures and everything seemed to flow smoothly. Great CRM between the two of us and ATC did a great job!Nothing we could have done could have prevented this event.
A321 Captain reported returning to departure airport after experiencing a #1 engine compressor stall.