Narrative:

I was the first officer and the PF. Prior to pushback, a complete preflight of the aircraft was completed with no problems found. The pushback, engine start, and taxi were all conducted within normal parameters. After the required 2 min engine warm-up was completed, the aircraft was cleared into position on the runway. Shortly after vr was reached during takeoff, I perceived a compressor stall in the right engine. The compressor stall repeated several times, becoming more severe during climb out. Subsequently, the captain reduced power to the right engine. The engine remained running. Following the reduction in power, the compressor discontinued stalling. Sometime during climb out, ATC informed us that visible flames were exiting one of the engines. The captain then made a request to ATC to return to pbi. The aircraft landed without further incident. Upon landing, the automatic-brakes were initially set on maximum and only the left engine was used for reverse thrust. After landing, the captain took control of the aircraft and turned off the runway. After clearing the runway, the aircraft was met by emergency crews. Emergency personnel informed us that there was no visible problem with the right engine. The right engine was shut down and the captain taxied to the gate. After all of the passenger deplaned, I inspected the exterior of the aircraft. I noticed damage to the outboard tire on the right main landing gear, and rubber marks on the gear door. Also, I saw a hole in the cowling of the right engine. I did not observe any of these things during my preflight inspection. I recorded my observations, along with the overweight landing, and the compressor stalls in the logbook. Supplemental information from acn 412240: found on postflt that #4 main tire tread had separated and damaged #2 engine.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF MD88 EXPERIENCES COMPRESSOR STALL AND ENG SURGE JUST AFTER TKOF. RETURNED FOR LNDG.

Narrative: I WAS THE FO AND THE PF. PRIOR TO PUSHBACK, A COMPLETE PREFLT OF THE ACFT WAS COMPLETED WITH NO PROBS FOUND. THE PUSHBACK, ENG START, AND TAXI WERE ALL CONDUCTED WITHIN NORMAL PARAMETERS. AFTER THE REQUIRED 2 MIN ENG WARM-UP WAS COMPLETED, THE ACFT WAS CLRED INTO POS ON THE RWY. SHORTLY AFTER VR WAS REACHED DURING TKOF, I PERCEIVED A COMPRESSOR STALL IN THE R ENG. THE COMPRESSOR STALL REPEATED SEVERAL TIMES, BECOMING MORE SEVERE DURING CLBOUT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE CAPT REDUCED PWR TO THE R ENG. THE ENG REMAINED RUNNING. FOLLOWING THE REDUCTION IN PWR, THE COMPRESSOR DISCONTINUED STALLING. SOMETIME DURING CLBOUT, ATC INFORMED US THAT VISIBLE FLAMES WERE EXITING ONE OF THE ENGS. THE CAPT THEN MADE A REQUEST TO ATC TO RETURN TO PBI. THE ACFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. UPON LNDG, THE AUTO-BRAKES WERE INITIALLY SET ON MAX AND ONLY THE L ENG WAS USED FOR REVERSE THRUST. AFTER LNDG, THE CAPT TOOK CTL OF THE ACFT AND TURNED OFF THE RWY. AFTER CLRING THE RWY, THE ACFT WAS MET BY EMER CREWS. EMER PERSONNEL INFORMED US THAT THERE WAS NO VISIBLE PROB WITH THE R ENG. THE R ENG WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE CAPT TAXIED TO THE GATE. AFTER ALL OF THE PAX DEPLANED, I INSPECTED THE EXTERIOR OF THE ACFT. I NOTICED DAMAGE TO THE OUTBOARD TIRE ON THE R MAIN LNDG GEAR, AND RUBBER MARKS ON THE GEAR DOOR. ALSO, I SAW A HOLE IN THE COWLING OF THE R ENG. I DID NOT OBSERVE ANY OF THESE THINGS DURING MY PREFLT INSPECTION. I RECORDED MY OBSERVATIONS, ALONG WITH THE OVERWT LNDG, AND THE COMPRESSOR STALLS IN THE LOGBOOK. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 412240: FOUND ON POSTFLT THAT #4 MAIN TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED AND DAMAGED #2 ENG.

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.