MD80 compressor stall on takeoff in inclement WX conditions mandates a return land at ord, il.

Attributes
ACN	542066
Time
Date	200203
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Ice Snow
Light	Night
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
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial 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 : 2.5 flight attendant time total : 2.5 flight attendant time type : 80
ASRS Report	542066
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical ground encounters : fod inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 1 and 2
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution other
Consequence	other other other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

After sitting on the runway for approximately 3 hours with passenger because of WX conditions in chicago (we were deiced 2 times), the captain finally said we could take off. While we were rolling down the runway, all seemed normal, but seconds after liftoff there were 2 loud bangs. The sounds came from the engine area on aircraft right. About 1 min after that, I smelled something burning. Flight attendant #2 immediately called the cockpit. Either the cockpit could not hear her, or she could not hear them, so she asked me (flight attendant #4) to call and inform the captain again. I explained that we heard 2 very loud bangs and we now smelled something. He told me that we were going to turn around and go back. The captain came on the PA system to inform the passenger of the situation. Unfortunately, the PA system was not working properly so neither the passenger nor the flight attendants in the main cabin could hear what he was saying. The passenger were confused and frightened. They kept asking us what was going on. We explained what the captain had told me on the interphone. That we were turning back to chicago as a precautionary measure. This was probably the most disturbing for us flight attendants. If we needed to evacuate/evacuation on the ground, we would not have been able to hear anything the captain was saying. This was a major safety issue. Luckily, we landed without incident. Later, the pilot said we had a compressor stall, he thought. He also called in about the PA system.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 COMPRESSOR STALL ON TKOF IN INCLEMENT WX CONDITIONS MANDATES A RETURN LAND AT ORD, IL.

Narrative: AFTER SITTING ON THE RWY FOR APPROX 3 HRS WITH PAX BECAUSE OF WX CONDITIONS IN CHICAGO (WE WERE DEICED 2 TIMES), THE CAPT FINALLY SAID WE COULD TAKE OFF. WHILE WE WERE ROLLING DOWN THE RWY, ALL SEEMED NORMAL, BUT SECONDS AFTER LIFTOFF THERE WERE 2 LOUD BANGS. THE SOUNDS CAME FROM THE ENG AREA ON ACFT R. ABOUT 1 MIN AFTER THAT, I SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. FLT ATTENDANT #2 IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE COCKPIT. EITHER THE COCKPIT COULD NOT HEAR HER, OR SHE COULD NOT HEAR THEM, SO SHE ASKED ME (FLT ATTENDANT #4) TO CALL AND INFORM THE CAPT AGAIN. I EXPLAINED THAT WE HEARD 2 VERY LOUD BANGS AND WE NOW SMELLED SOMETHING. HE TOLD ME THAT WE WERE GOING TO TURN AROUND AND GO BACK. THE CAPT CAME ON THE PA SYS TO INFORM THE PAX OF THE SIT. UNFORTUNATELY, THE PA SYS WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY SO NEITHER THE PAX NOR THE FLT ATTENDANTS IN THE MAIN CABIN COULD HEAR WHAT HE WAS SAYING. THE PAX WERE CONFUSED AND FRIGHTENED. THEY KEPT ASKING US WHAT WAS GOING ON. WE EXPLAINED WHAT THE CAPT HAD TOLD ME ON THE INTERPHONE. THAT WE WERE TURNING BACK TO CHICAGO AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. THIS WAS PROBABLY THE MOST DISTURBING FOR US FLT ATTENDANTS. IF WE NEEDED TO EVAC ON THE GND, WE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HEAR ANYTHING THE CAPT WAS SAYING. THIS WAS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. LUCKILY, WE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. LATER, THE PLT SAID WE HAD A COMPRESSOR STALL, HE THOUGHT. HE ALSO CALLED IN ABOUT THE PA SYS.

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.