Captain of a B757 shut down an engine in-flight, near top of climb out, due to an engine compressor stall. A diversion to land to an airport less congested, with good WX, and familiar to him, than the one he just departed.

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Attributes
ACN	401323
Time
Date	199803
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zny
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 35000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude other other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zny
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	other other : other pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	401323
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	faa : investigated Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Engine failure due to apparent stall. Engine shutdown accomplished using published procedures and diversion accomplished to iad. Although aircraft was on climb out from jfk at FL350, iad was closer, with less traffic, was VFR, and very familiar to captain.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF A B757 SHUT DOWN AN ENG INFLT, NEAR TOP OF CLBOUT, DUE TO AN ENG COMPRESSOR STALL. A DIVERSION TO LAND TO AN ARPT LESS CONGESTED, WITH GOOD WX, AND FAMILIAR TO HIM, THAN THE ONE HE JUST DEPARTED.

Narrative: ENG FAILURE DUE TO APPARENT STALL. ENG SHUTDOWN ACCOMPLISHED USING PUBLISHED PROCS AND DIVERSION ACCOMPLISHED TO IAD. ALTHOUGH ACFT WAS ON CLBOUT FROM JFK AT FL350, IAD WAS CLOSER, WITH LESS TFC, WAS VFR, AND VERY FAMILIAR TO CAPT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.