Crj-200 first officer reports a compressor stall climbing through 10;000 feet that results in high N...

Narrative:

The event occurred almost immediately after climbing through 10;000 MSL to a higher ATC assigned altitude. I heard what I would describe as a moderately loud 'poof' sound. The aircraft lurched a bit and there was a definite vibration. In a few seconds I smelled a somewhat noxious and certainly unusual odor. The captain called out the abnormal indications on the EICAS which included the left engine's N2 vibe icon and red itt indications. The vibration was reduced by retarding the left thrust lever. We referenced the QRH and the captain and I decided against a full shut down given the EICAS indications and that the vibration was very insignificant at about idle. The captain informed dispatch and the flight attendant of our return. ATC was advised of our need to return and an emergency was declared. We landed safely and without further incident. We promptly got the passengers off the airplane at a gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CRJ-200 First Officer reports a compressor stall climbing through 10;000 feet that results in high N2 vibration and high ITT. The thrust is reduced to idle and the flight returns to the departure airport.

Narrative: The event occurred almost immediately after climbing through 10;000 MSL to a higher ATC assigned altitude. I heard what I would describe as a moderately loud 'poof' sound. The aircraft lurched a bit and there was a definite vibration. In a few seconds I smelled a somewhat noxious and certainly unusual odor. The Captain called out the abnormal indications on the EICAS which included the left engine's N2 vibe icon and red ITT indications. The vibration was reduced by retarding the left thrust lever. We referenced the QRH and the Captain and I decided against a full shut down given the EICAS indications and that the vibration was very insignificant at about idle. The Captain informed Dispatch and the Flight Attendant of our return. ATC was advised of our need to return and an emergency was declared. We landed safely and without further incident. We promptly got the passengers off the airplane at a gate.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

Attributes
ACN	1090721
Time
Date	201305
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.TRACON
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Regional Jet 200 ER/LR (CRJ200)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Turbine Engine
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying First Officer
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Crj-200 first officer reports a compressor stall climbing through 10;000 feet that results in high N2 vibration and high itt. The thrust is reduced to idle and the flight returns to the departure airport.