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Captain reported an uncommanded inflight engine shutdown after compressor stalls; causing a diversion and emergency landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1743663 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202005 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Route In Use | Vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Turbine Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 37 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
Just as we were starting our descent into ZZZ the first officer and I heard a banging noise like a compressor stall. The flight attendants called and informed us of the same noise. Within 30 seconds of their call the number 1 engine started to spool down and finally indicated an engine failure. I notified ATC and briefed the flight attendants and passengers of the situation. The weather at ZZZ was reporting thunderstorms and gusty winds so we decided to divert to ZZZ1 where the weather was clear with light winds. We ran all the checklist and briefed flight attendants and passengers of the diversion to ZZZ1. We continued without anymore problems and landed safely in ZZZ1. We were followed to the gate by fire and rescue in case we needed any further assistance. After parking at the gate maintenance was briefed of the event and the passengers were deplaned.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Captain reported an uncommanded inflight engine shutdown after compressor stalls; causing a diversion and emergency landing.
Narrative: Just as we were starting our descent into ZZZ the First Officer and I heard a banging noise like a compressor stall. The flight attendants called and informed us of the same noise. Within 30 seconds of their call the number 1 engine started to spool down and finally indicated an engine failure. I notified ATC and briefed the flight attendants and passengers of the situation. The weather at ZZZ was reporting thunderstorms and gusty winds so we decided to divert to ZZZ1 where the weather was clear with light winds. We ran all the checklist and briefed flight attendants and passengers of the diversion to ZZZ1. We continued without anymore problems and landed safely in ZZZ1. We were followed to the gate by fire and rescue in case we needed any further assistance. After parking at the gate Maintenance was briefed of the event and the passengers were deplaned.
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.