Narrative:

ZZZ tower squeezed in a B767 heavy takeoff between us and the rj arrival that preceded us into runway 28L ZZZ. The B767 lifted off when we were just below 150 ft afl, and our attempts to confirm landing clearance were blocked due to heavy frequency congestion. First officer was PF. Touchdown was normal and within touchdown zone. After reverse thrust was applied, with a maximum of 1.4 observed on the right engine, we heard what seemed to be several loud 'pops' coming from the right side of aircraft. Initially, we thought it might be a tire problem, but as we exited the runway, another aircraft on the frequency reported to tower that they had seen flames coming out the aft part of the right engine. We maintained our position on the taxiway clear of the runway, shut down the right engine and requested arff personnel inspect the aircraft, including landing gear. We did not observe any abnormal engine indications during the landing roll or after clearing the runway, but it should be noted that our attention was not inside the cockpit during short final and initial touchdown and rollout, mainly because a go around was being contemplated due to not being able to confirm landing clearance. After landing, flight attendants contacted the cockpit to advise noise and vibration felt in cabin. A PA was made to reassure passenger and advise emergency equipment would be arriving as a precaution to inspect aircraft. First officer spoke to arff personnel on a discrete frequency. They confirmed that no aircraft damage was visible and escorted us to gate. I spoke to fire chief and airport operations personnel on the ramp, who said the engine noise was very loud and was heard by many on the ground. Entered in maintenance logbook as a possible compressor stall on landing rollout when reverse applied.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 ON LNDG EXPERIENCED SEVERAL R ENG COMPRESSOR STALLS. ACFT INSPECTED ON TXWY FOUND NO DAMAGE, TAXIED TO GATE.

Narrative: ZZZ TWR SQUEEZED IN A B767 HVY TKOF BTWN US AND THE RJ ARR THAT PRECEDED US INTO RWY 28L ZZZ. THE B767 LIFTED OFF WHEN WE WERE JUST BELOW 150 FT AFL, AND OUR ATTEMPTS TO CONFIRM LNDG CLRNC WERE BLOCKED DUE TO HVY FREQ CONGESTION. FO WAS PF. TOUCHDOWN WAS NORMAL AND WITHIN TOUCHDOWN ZONE. AFTER REVERSE THRUST WAS APPLIED, WITH A MAX OF 1.4 OBSERVED ON THE R ENG, WE HEARD WHAT SEEMED TO BE SEVERAL LOUD 'POPS' COMING FROM THE R SIDE OF ACFT. INITIALLY, WE THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE A TIRE PROB, BUT AS WE EXITED THE RWY, ANOTHER ACFT ON THE FREQ RPTED TO TWR THAT THEY HAD SEEN FLAMES COMING OUT THE AFT PART OF THE R ENG. WE MAINTAINED OUR POS ON THE TXWY CLR OF THE RWY, SHUT DOWN THE R ENG AND REQUESTED ARFF PERSONNEL INSPECT THE ACFT, INCLUDING LNDG GEAR. WE DID NOT OBSERVE ANY ABNORMAL ENG INDICATIONS DURING THE LNDG ROLL OR AFTER CLRING THE RWY, BUT IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT OUR ATTN WAS NOT INSIDE THE COCKPIT DURING SHORT FINAL AND INITIAL TOUCHDOWN AND ROLLOUT, MAINLY BECAUSE A GAR WAS BEING CONTEMPLATED DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO CONFIRM LNDG CLRNC. AFTER LNDG, FLT ATTENDANTS CONTACTED THE COCKPIT TO ADVISE NOISE AND VIBRATION FELT IN CABIN. A PA WAS MADE TO REASSURE PAX AND ADVISE EMER EQUIP WOULD BE ARRIVING AS A PRECAUTION TO INSPECT ACFT. FO SPOKE TO ARFF PERSONNEL ON A DISCRETE FREQ. THEY CONFIRMED THAT NO ACFT DAMAGE WAS VISIBLE AND ESCORTED US TO GATE. I SPOKE TO FIRE CHIEF AND ARPT OPS PERSONNEL ON THE RAMP, WHO SAID THE ENG NOISE WAS VERY LOUD AND WAS HEARD BY MANY ON THE GND. ENTERED IN MAINT LOGBOOK AS A POSSIBLE COMPRESSOR STALL ON LNDG ROLLOUT WHEN REVERSE APPLIED.

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.