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A330 flight attendant reported landing safely after experiencing a compressor stall in the number 1 engine.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1505073 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201712 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A330 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Turbine Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant (On Duty) |
| Qualification | Flight Attendant Current |
| Experience | Flight Attendant Airline Total 44 Flight Attendant Number Of Acft Qualified On 7 Flight Attendant Total 44 Flight Attendant Type 100 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
We were about 2 and a half hours out from landing. There were two loud noises. It sounded like something was loose in the cargo area; and was banging around; as though cargo was unsecured. Then a shudder occurred. The captain was asleep in the pilot bunk. The first officer called me on the interphone and asked me to wake the captain. I woke him immediately. He said it felt like a compression failure had occurred. Unbeknown to me the engine had stalled. They then restarted the engine (number one). We continued without incident. No one was hurt or very concerned. After a very quiet landing; we noticed the runway was lined with emergency vehicles. The pilots informed us that the engine had stalled about five minutes before we landed; and they had [advised ATC]. No one in the cabin; passengers or cabin crew knew about it until then. All in all it was rather quiet and we were all fine. The pilots did an outstanding job.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A330 Flight Attendant reported landing safely after experiencing a compressor stall in the Number 1 engine.
Narrative: We were about 2 and a half hours out from landing. There were two loud noises. It sounded like something was loose in the cargo area; and was banging around; as though cargo was unsecured. Then a shudder occurred. The Captain was asleep in the pilot bunk. The first officer called me on the interphone and asked me to wake the Captain. I woke him immediately. He said it felt like a compression failure had occurred. Unbeknown to me the engine had stalled. They then restarted the engine (number one). We continued without incident. No one was hurt or very concerned. After a very quiet landing; we noticed the runway was lined with emergency vehicles. The pilots informed us that the engine had stalled about five minutes before we landed; and they had [advised ATC]. No one in the cabin; passengers or cabin crew knew about it until then. All in all it was rather quiet and we were all fine. The pilots did an outstanding job.
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.