Narrative:

Right side engine made a loud backfire noise. Then, changed sounds up and down. The cockpit heard, but no emergency signal on their control panel. The captain told us to prepare, just in case, but no checklist. We landed safely.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CREW HAD #2 ENG FAILURE CZYZ CLASS E.

Narrative: R SIDE ENG MADE A LOUD BACKFIRE NOISE. THEN, CHANGED SOUNDS UP AND DOWN. THE COCKPIT HEARD, BUT NO EMER SIGNAL ON THEIR CTL PANEL. THE CAPT TOLD US TO PREPARE, JUST IN CASE, BUT NO CHKLIST. WE LANDED SAFELY.

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.