A B737-300 crew, departing slc, experienced #2 engine problems and shut it down, returning to slc.

Attributes
ACN	534366
Time
Date	200201
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : slc.vortac
State Reference	UT
Altitude	msl single value : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : s56.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other other vortac
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 10000
ASRS Report	534366
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eng stalling other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On departure from slc, passing 8000 ft MSL (4000 ft AGL), 250 KIAS, got compressor stalls from right (#2) engine (B737-300). As per checklist, retarded throttle and disengaged autothrottle. Declared emergency, advised flight attendants and passenger we would return to slc. Completed appropriate checklist and did precautionary engine shutdown due to continued compressor stalls at idle, no oil pressure or quantity and egt exceedance. Set up for visual approach to departure airport (slc) runway 16R as it was closest suitable field, WX was clear and good, runways long and dry. Slc TRACON did great job for us. Had fire crew check out aircraft. They noted nothing unusual or dangerous, so we continued taxi to gate after verifying brake cooling data.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-300 CREW, DEPARTING SLC, EXPERIENCED #2 ENG PROBS AND SHUT IT DOWN, RETURNING TO SLC.

Narrative: ON DEP FROM SLC, PASSING 8000 FT MSL (4000 FT AGL), 250 KIAS, GOT COMPRESSOR STALLS FROM R (#2) ENG (B737-300). AS PER CHKLIST, RETARDED THROTTLE AND DISENGAGED AUTOTHROTTLE. DECLARED EMER, ADVISED FLT ATTENDANTS AND PAX WE WOULD RETURN TO SLC. COMPLETED APPROPRIATE CHKLIST AND DID PRECAUTIONARY ENG SHUTDOWN DUE TO CONTINUED COMPRESSOR STALLS AT IDLE, NO OIL PRESSURE OR QUANTITY AND EGT EXCEEDANCE. SET UP FOR VISUAL APCH TO DEP ARPT (SLC) RWY 16R AS IT WAS CLOSEST SUITABLE FIELD, WX WAS CLR AND GOOD, RWYS LONG AND DRY. SLC TRACON DID GREAT JOB FOR US. HAD FIRE CREW CHK OUT ACFT. THEY NOTED NOTHING UNUSUAL OR DANGEROUS, SO WE CONTINUED TAXI TO GATE AFTER VERIFYING BRAKE COOLING DATA.

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.