Narrative:

Shortly after takeoff (mins) I got up and turned the galley areas on, went to aft galley, turned on coffee makers and oven in preparation for the meal service. Went back to #2 jump seat and sat down next to #2 flight attendant at the tail cone exit. Almost immediately we heard the engine surge a couple of times. We made eye contact and commented that doesn't sound good. It happened again. I said I'm going back to my jump seat. When I got back in the emergency exit galley, I looked out the window and was aware we were no longer climbing. We were making a turn. I felt we were returning. The #1 flight attendant made the sterile PA and closed the curtain to begin her service. #2 flight attendant called her and said we had heard something strange and to please check with the captain. She called back and said she was informed the right engine had been shut down and we were landing soon in ont and emergency signal was easy victor followed by emergency lights. Soon the captain came on the PA, informed passenger we were returning to ont because of an engine problem. She came back on a few mins later telling flight attendants we would be landing in 4 mins. We checked cabin, seat backs, bags, tray tables and sat down. The landing was uneventful. The passenger were calm. We deplaned as usual. All of this transpired in approximately 15 mins, if that.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ON CLB, ONBOARD MD80S, FLC DECLARED EMER DUE TO #2 ENG SHUTDOWN. ACFT RETURN LAND WITHOUT INCIDENT.

Narrative: SHORTLY AFTER TKOF (MINS) I GOT UP AND TURNED THE GALLEY AREAS ON, WENT TO AFT GALLEY, TURNED ON COFFEE MAKERS AND OVEN IN PREPARATION FOR THE MEAL SVC. WENT BACK TO #2 JUMP SEAT AND SAT DOWN NEXT TO #2 FLT ATTENDANT AT THE TAIL CONE EXIT. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY WE HEARD THE ENG SURGE A COUPLE OF TIMES. WE MADE EYE CONTACT AND COMMENTED THAT DOESN'T SOUND GOOD. IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I SAID I'M GOING BACK TO MY JUMP SEAT. WHEN I GOT BACK IN THE EMER EXIT GALLEY, I LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW AND WAS AWARE WE WERE NO LONGER CLBING. WE WERE MAKING A TURN. I FELT WE WERE RETURNING. THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT MADE THE STERILE PA AND CLOSED THE CURTAIN TO BEGIN HER SVC. #2 FLT ATTENDANT CALLED HER AND SAID WE HAD HEARD SOMETHING STRANGE AND TO PLEASE CHK WITH THE CAPT. SHE CALLED BACK AND SAID SHE WAS INFORMED THE R ENG HAD BEEN SHUT DOWN AND WE WERE LNDG SOON IN ONT AND EMER SIGNAL WAS EASY VICTOR FOLLOWED BY EMER LIGHTS. SOON THE CAPT CAME ON THE PA, INFORMED PAX WE WERE RETURNING TO ONT BECAUSE OF AN ENG PROB. SHE CAME BACK ON A FEW MINS LATER TELLING FLT ATTENDANTS WE WOULD BE LNDG IN 4 MINS. WE CHKED CABIN, SEAT BACKS, BAGS, TRAY TABLES AND SAT DOWN. THE LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL. THE PAX WERE CALM. WE DEPLANED AS USUAL. ALL OF THIS TRANSPIRED IN APPROX 15 MINS, IF THAT.

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.