A319
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical
Flight Crew Rejected Takeoff; Flight Crew Returned To Gate; General Maintenance Action
Aircraft
Upon application of FLEX power for takeoff; an ECAM message was displayed; with a momentary BLEED VALVE notation; along with an EGT over limit on the Number 2 Engine. Takeoff was rejected; and engine number two was shut down. We taxied to the gate normally. Failure of the vane position controller/actuator; caused a possible compressor stall and the EGT limit to be exceeded. According to the team of mechanics and technicians that met the aircraft at the gate; this was a mechanical and/or electrical failure. There may be no way to prevent a flight crew from experiencing this type of event in the future. Interestingly; this was not an engine fire; and it was not an engine failure. Essentially; the Number 2 Engine failed to spool up. This might be a valuable simulator training scenario.
A319 Captain experiences an EGT exceedance when FLEX power is selected for takeoff. The takeoff is rejected and the engine shut down. Maintenance suspected variable stator vanes to be the culprit in this incident.