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When the right engine started making continuous loud banging sounds similar to compressor stalls shortly after takeoff; a flight crew advised ATC; performed an inflight shut down of the engine and returned to their departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1242856 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201502 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.TRACON |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Turbine Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
Climbing through 2;000 feet; right engine began banging with associated oscillations of engine instruments. Flight leveled at 3;000 feet. Throttle was brought to idle and banging stopped. Vector back to our departure airport requested. Right engine was idling at 10% N1; 10% N2. Right engine was then shut down in accordance with QRH. First officer flew while captain ran checklist and communicated with flight attendants. Air and rescue fire fighters (arff) requested. Icing was encountered during descent. Flight landed uneventfully 19 minutes after takeoff. Arff reported bullet cone of right engine was detached and lying at the bottom of cowling.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: When the right engine started making continuous loud banging sounds similar to compressor stalls shortly after takeoff; a flight crew advised ATC; performed an inflight shut down of the engine and returned to their departure airport.
Narrative: Climbing through 2;000 feet; right engine began banging with associated oscillations of engine instruments. Flight leveled at 3;000 feet. Throttle was brought to idle and banging stopped. Vector back to our departure airport requested. Right engine was idling at 10% N1; 10% N2. Right engine was then shut down IAW QRH. First Officer flew while Captain ran checklist and communicated with Flight attendants. Air and Rescue Fire Fighters (ARFF) requested. Icing was encountered during descent. Flight landed uneventfully 19 minutes after takeoff. ARFF reported bullet cone of right engine was detached and lying at the bottom of cowling.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.