B727 crew had a series of #2 engine compressor stalls.

Attributes
ACN	428466
Time
Date	199902
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mlc
State Reference	OK
Altitude	msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Flight Phase	other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	428466
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other

Narrative:

Compressor stall. Climbing out of FL310, #2 engine had 6-8 compressor stalls in quick succession. This was prior to the so switching the #2 bleeds to the open position. The EPR dropped below 1.4 and egt rose to about 520C. It appeared the engine would fail, so I instructed the first officer to inform ATC we were descending and returning to dfw. Since I was flying, I turned the aircraft over to the first officer and worked the problem with the so. I do not know if the first officer declared an emergency or not. We were handled by ATC as if we were. The engine was never shut down. We landed without incident nor was crash fire rescue equipment needed. I was told upon landing that the aircraft had a history of this.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 CREW HAD A SERIES OF #2 ENG COMPRESSOR STALLS.

Narrative: COMPRESSOR STALL. CLBING OUT OF FL310, #2 ENG HAD 6-8 COMPRESSOR STALLS IN QUICK SUCCESSION. THIS WAS PRIOR TO THE SO SWITCHING THE #2 BLEEDS TO THE OPEN POS. THE EPR DROPPED BELOW 1.4 AND EGT ROSE TO ABOUT 520C. IT APPEARED THE ENG WOULD FAIL, SO I INSTRUCTED THE FO TO INFORM ATC WE WERE DSNDING AND RETURNING TO DFW. SINCE I WAS FLYING, I TURNED THE ACFT OVER TO THE FO AND WORKED THE PROB WITH THE SO. I DO NOT KNOW IF THE FO DECLARED AN EMER OR NOT. WE WERE HANDLED BY ATC AS IF WE WERE. THE ENG WAS NEVER SHUT DOWN. WE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT NOR WAS CFR NEEDED. I WAS TOLD UPON LNDG THAT THE ACFT HAD A HISTORY OF THIS.

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.