An air carrier large transport returned and landed after an engine failure.

Attributes
ACN	229917
Time
Date	199301
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ldn airport : dca
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 19000 msl bound upper : 19000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 1400
ASRS Report	229917
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	229982
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency other other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Passing 18000 ft on rapid climb through turbulence, experienced loud successive 'chugging' of right engine, verified by fluctuating EPR readings. Reduced power to idle in accordance with engine malfunction procedure and leveled at FL210. As first officer and PF, I flew and communicated while captain read through abnormal procedure. We surmised compressor stalls and slowly advanced throttle up to 1.2 EPR and compressor stalls started again. Retarded throttle to idle and shut down right engine in accordance with published procedure. Captain declared an emergency and center gave us a vector direct to washington national airport (our point of departure). Captain took control of aircraft during descent and made a smooth, uneventful landing on runway 36 at dca. Supplemental information from acn 229982: at time of shutdown, aircraft was close to iad, ric, and dca. Aircraft transitted iad approach control airspace on return to dca. Controllers questioned why we were returning to dca and not landing at iad. I gave them no reason. I exercised my emergency authority and overflew the 'nearest' suitable airport and landed at dca.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR LGT RETURNED AND LANDED AFTER AN ENG FAILURE.

Narrative: PASSING 18000 FT ON RAPID CLB THROUGH TURB, EXPERIENCED LOUD SUCCESSIVE 'CHUGGING' OF R ENG, VERIFIED BY FLUCTUATING EPR READINGS. REDUCED PWR TO IDLE IAW ENG MALFUNCTION PROC AND LEVELED AT FL210. AS FO AND PF, I FLEW AND COMMUNICATED WHILE CAPT READ THROUGH ABNORMAL PROC. WE SURMISED COMPRESSOR STALLS AND SLOWLY ADVANCED THROTTLE UP TO 1.2 EPR AND COMPRESSOR STALLS STARTED AGAIN. RETARDED THROTTLE TO IDLE AND SHUT DOWN R ENG IAW PUBLISHED PROC. CAPT DECLARED AN EMER AND CTR GAVE US A VECTOR DIRECT TO WASHINGTON NATIONAL ARPT (OUR POINT OF DEP). CAPT TOOK CTL OF ACFT DURING DSCNT AND MADE A SMOOTH, UNEVENTFUL LNDG ON RWY 36 AT DCA. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 229982: AT TIME OF SHUTDOWN, ACFT WAS CLOSE TO IAD, RIC, AND DCA. ACFT TRANSITTED IAD APCH CTL AIRSPACE ON RETURN TO DCA. CTLRS QUESTIONED WHY WE WERE RETURNING TO DCA AND NOT LNDG AT IAD. I GAVE THEM NO REASON. I EXERCISED MY EMER AUTHORITY AND OVERFLEW THE 'NEAREST' SUITABLE ARPT AND LANDED AT DCA.

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.