Captain reported an uncommanded inflight engine shutdown after compressor stalls; causing a diversio...

Attributes
ACN	1743663
Time
Date	202005
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Descent
Route In Use	Vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Turbine Engine
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 37
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence

Narrative:

Just as we were starting our descent into ZZZ the first officer and I heard a banging noise like a compressor stall. The flight attendants called and informed us of the same noise. Within 30 seconds of their call the number 1 engine started to spool down and finally indicated an engine failure. I notified ATC and briefed the flight attendants and passengers of the situation. The weather at ZZZ was reporting thunderstorms and gusty winds so we decided to divert to ZZZ1 where the weather was clear with light winds. We ran all the checklist and briefed flight attendants and passengers of the diversion to ZZZ1. We continued without anymore problems and landed safely in ZZZ1. We were followed to the gate by fire and rescue in case we needed any further assistance. After parking at the gate maintenance was briefed of the event and the passengers were deplaned.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Captain reported an uncommanded inflight engine shutdown after compressor stalls; causing a diversion and emergency landing.

Narrative: Just as we were starting our descent into ZZZ the First Officer and I heard a banging noise like a compressor stall. The flight attendants called and informed us of the same noise. Within 30 seconds of their call the number 1 engine started to spool down and finally indicated an engine failure. I notified ATC and briefed the flight attendants and passengers of the situation. The weather at ZZZ was reporting thunderstorms and gusty winds so we decided to divert to ZZZ1 where the weather was clear with light winds. We ran all the checklist and briefed flight attendants and passengers of the diversion to ZZZ1. We continued without anymore problems and landed safely in ZZZ1. We were followed to the gate by fire and rescue in case we needed any further assistance. After parking at the gate Maintenance was briefed of the event and the passengers were deplaned.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.