<< >> NASA ASRS Report 653302, April 2005

A B757-200 experienced compressor stalls climbing through 10000 ft. Engine shutdown; emergency declared; and flight returned to departure airport.

Attributes
ACN	653302
Time
Date	200504
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Rain Turbulence
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : zzz.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure sid : zzz
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	653302
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : engine instruments
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Weather
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Climbing out of 10000 ft on the SID; right engine compressor stalled with rapidly rising egt. First officer was flying. Declared emergency with ATC. Ran complete stall/high egt qrc. Engine did not return to normal operation -- still high egt. Ran in-flight shutdown per procedure. All engine parameters returned to within limits for restart attempt. Ran in-flight engine start and engine would not accelerate above 51% N2. Shut down engine per procedure. Notified dispatch that we were single engine. Gave flight attendants cabin advisory and that we were returning to ZZZ. Made PA announcement to passenger of situation. Got vectors to ILS runway 19L. WX approximately 800 ft overcast; moderate rain; winds 170 degrees at 17 KTS gusting to 23 KTS; light to moderate turbulence on approach. Ran approach descent checklist. Captain flew single engine ILS to landing; flaps 20 degrees reference 133 target 145. Normal landing runway 19L; taxied to gate.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757-200 EXPERIENCED COMPRESSOR STALLS CLBING THROUGH 10000 FT. ENG SHUTDOWN; EMER DECLARED; AND FLT RETURNED TO DEP ARPT.

Narrative: CLBING OUT OF 10000 FT ON THE SID; R ENG COMPRESSOR STALLED WITH RAPIDLY RISING EGT. FO WAS FLYING. DECLARED EMER WITH ATC. RAN COMPLETE STALL/HIGH EGT QRC. ENG DID NOT RETURN TO NORMAL OP -- STILL HIGH EGT. RAN INFLT SHUTDOWN PER PROC. ALL ENG PARAMETERS RETURNED TO WITHIN LIMITS FOR RESTART ATTEMPT. RAN INFLT ENG START AND ENG WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ABOVE 51% N2. SHUT DOWN ENG PER PROC. NOTIFIED DISPATCH THAT WE WERE SINGLE ENG. GAVE FLT ATTENDANTS CABIN ADVISORY AND THAT WE WERE RETURNING TO ZZZ. MADE PA ANNOUNCEMENT TO PAX OF SIT. GOT VECTORS TO ILS RWY 19L. WX APPROX 800 FT OVCST; MODERATE RAIN; WINDS 170 DEGS AT 17 KTS GUSTING TO 23 KTS; LIGHT TO MODERATE TURB ON APCH. RAN APCH DSCNT CHKLIST. CAPT FLEW SINGLE ENG ILS TO LNDG; FLAPS 20 DEGS REF 133 TARGET 145. NORMAL LNDG RWY 19L; TAXIED TO GATE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.