Md super 80 flight crew return land after malfunction of the right engine.

Attributes
ACN	540280
Time
Date	200203
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ord.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 6
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 11.5 flight attendant time total : 11.5 flight attendant time type : 60
ASRS Report	540280
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : rt engine indication other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 1
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

The right engine didn't sound quite right during/after takeoff. A popping/cracking sound was heard and the captain said that we would return to ord due to an engine problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD SUPER 80 FLC RETURN LAND AFTER MALFUNCTION OF THE R ENG.

Narrative: THE R ENG DIDN'T SOUND QUITE RIGHT DURING/AFTER TKOF. A POPPING/CRACKING SOUND WAS HEARD AND THE CAPT SAID THAT WE WOULD RETURN TO ORD DUE TO AN ENG PROB.

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.