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Only recommendation: to have the pilots debrief with the flight attendants after, to let us get some answers or let them know what we saw or felt/heard. Maybe also to ask each other how could you improve on what happened or how it was handled. On takeoff, we had a compressor stall on the right engine on liftoff. All the flight attendants grabbed the interphone system to call the cockpit. It was very loud and there were 5 loud engine bangs that sounded as we took off. The captain put us on 'standby' for at least 30 mins. Once we leveled off, I stayed on the phone. At one point the right engine got really loud and was working really bad -- so I had asked the #1 flight attendant to open the cockpit door and tell them. About 20 mins into the flight, a gentleman rang his call button. #2 flight attendant answered. She came back to tell me just before takeoff, he saw something fly by the window and thought it went into the engine (he was on the right side of the aircraft). About 5-10 mins into the flight, I asked #2 flight attendant if she had smelled smoke, then the aircraft got really hot. The passenger across from my jump seat said 'well, there were about 4-5 flames shooting out from the engine.' I asked him why he didn't say anything when I said something about smelling smoke. His response was 'I thought you saw it' -- which I hadn't. When the captain finally got back to us, he said 'everything checked out ok and I anticipate a normal landing.' the pilots handled a difficult situation with ease. All the flight attendants remained on the interphone system and had good communication between everyone. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated that they flew around for about 40 mins to test the engine, and then the crew shut it down or put it in idle, and they returned to portland. The flight was canceled and the plane taken OTS for a thorough maintenance check. After landing, the first officer checked out the engine and saw no evidence of a bird being ingested. He had been in control of the plane at the time of the occurrence. During the circling procedure, one of the passenger, a woman with a baby, sitting by the window where the flames were spewing out, became hysterical. One of the flight attendants also started crying, when she got back to the galley. The reporter said that the captain never really explained to anyone what was really going on, probably because he was too busy.

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Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, S80, PDX-DFW, ENG FLAMEOUT, ENG SHUTDOWN. RETURN TO PDX. FLT CANCELED. SOME PAX WERE EMOTIONAL.

Narrative: ONLY RECOMMENDATION: TO HAVE THE PLTS DEBRIEF WITH THE FLT ATTENDANTS AFTER, TO LET US GET SOME ANSWERS OR LET THEM KNOW WHAT WE SAW OR FELT/HEARD. MAYBE ALSO TO ASK EACH OTHER HOW COULD YOU IMPROVE ON WHAT HAPPENED OR HOW IT WAS HANDLED. ON TKOF, WE HAD A COMPRESSOR STALL ON THE R ENG ON LIFTOFF. ALL THE FLT ATTENDANTS GRABBED THE INTERPHONE SYS TO CALL THE COCKPIT. IT WAS VERY LOUD AND THERE WERE 5 LOUD ENG BANGS THAT SOUNDED AS WE TOOK OFF. THE CAPT PUT US ON 'STANDBY' FOR AT LEAST 30 MINS. ONCE WE LEVELED OFF, I STAYED ON THE PHONE. AT ONE POINT THE R ENG GOT REALLY LOUD AND WAS WORKING REALLY BAD -- SO I HAD ASKED THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT TO OPEN THE COCKPIT DOOR AND TELL THEM. ABOUT 20 MINS INTO THE FLT, A GENTLEMAN RANG HIS CALL BUTTON. #2 FLT ATTENDANT ANSWERED. SHE CAME BACK TO TELL ME JUST BEFORE TKOF, HE SAW SOMETHING FLY BY THE WINDOW AND THOUGHT IT WENT INTO THE ENG (HE WAS ON THE R SIDE OF THE ACFT). ABOUT 5-10 MINS INTO THE FLT, I ASKED #2 FLT ATTENDANT IF SHE HAD SMELLED SMOKE, THEN THE ACFT GOT REALLY HOT. THE PAX ACROSS FROM MY JUMP SEAT SAID 'WELL, THERE WERE ABOUT 4-5 FLAMES SHOOTING OUT FROM THE ENG.' I ASKED HIM WHY HE DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING WHEN I SAID SOMETHING ABOUT SMELLING SMOKE. HIS RESPONSE WAS 'I THOUGHT YOU SAW IT' -- WHICH I HADN'T. WHEN THE CAPT FINALLY GOT BACK TO US, HE SAID 'EVERYTHING CHKED OUT OK AND I ANTICIPATE A NORMAL LNDG.' THE PLTS HANDLED A DIFFICULT SIT WITH EASE. ALL THE FLT ATTENDANTS REMAINED ON THE INTERPHONE SYS AND HAD GOOD COM BTWN EVERYONE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THAT THEY FLEW AROUND FOR ABOUT 40 MINS TO TEST THE ENG, AND THEN THE CREW SHUT IT DOWN OR PUT IT IN IDLE, AND THEY RETURNED TO PORTLAND. THE FLT WAS CANCELED AND THE PLANE TAKEN OTS FOR A THOROUGH MAINT CHK. AFTER LNDG, THE FO CHKED OUT THE ENG AND SAW NO EVIDENCE OF A BIRD BEING INGESTED. HE HAD BEEN IN CTL OF THE PLANE AT THE TIME OF THE OCCURRENCE. DURING THE CIRCLING PROC, ONE OF THE PAX, A WOMAN WITH A BABY, SITTING BY THE WINDOW WHERE THE FLAMES WERE SPEWING OUT, BECAME HYSTERICAL. ONE OF THE FLT ATTENDANTS ALSO STARTED CRYING, WHEN SHE GOT BACK TO THE GALLEY. THE RPTR SAID THAT THE CAPT NEVER REALLY EXPLAINED TO ANYONE WHAT WAS REALLY GOING ON, PROBABLY BECAUSE HE WAS TOO BUSY.

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.