An air carrier widebody transport crew had an engine failure during initial climb.

Attributes
ACN	248829
Time
Date	199308
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bos
State Reference	MA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 0 msl bound upper : 4500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 125 flight time total : 14000
ASRS Report	248829
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

After takeoff boston runway 4R, plus or minus 4500 ft MSL, #1 engine experienced compressor stalls, egt above 1000 degrees C. Idled engine, declared emergency, landed at boston runway 4R. Shut down engine after landing. Great handling by ATC.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR WDB CREW HAD AN ENG FAILURE DURING INITIAL CLB.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF BOSTON RWY 4R, PLUS OR MINUS 4500 FT MSL, #1 ENG EXPERIENCED COMPRESSOR STALLS, EGT ABOVE 1000 DEGS C. IDLED ENG, DECLARED EMER, LANDED AT BOSTON RWY 4R. SHUT DOWN ENG AFTER LNDG. GREAT HANDLING BY ATC.

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.