Flight crew of an medium large transport air carrier aircraft diverted to an alternate airport after experiencing a loss of power and 'engine stalls' shortly after takeoff and climbing to altitude on 1 engine.

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Attributes
ACN	252910
Time
Date	199309
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : alb
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1200 msl bound upper : 1200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : alb tower : cvg
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	252910
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
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 other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Departed alb on runway 19 full power takeoff. At 1200 ft AGL, in right turn, left engine gave several compressor stalls (165 KIAS) followed by a small power loss. I immediately suggested to the captain that we return to the field for landing. He did not agree, and wanted to continue to the destination against my will. The left egt failed. Again, I expressed my desire to return to land, but he would not. At FL180 the power loss was 1.5 EPR at matched throttle position. He now agreed to divert for a precautionary landing. He (the captain) assumed control (PF) and diverted to syr. Left engine gave more compressor stalls during descent. Uneventful landing accomplished by captain in syr.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN MLG ACR ACFT DIVERTED TO AN ALTERNATE ARPT AFTER EXPERIENCING A LOSS OF PWR AND 'ENG STALLS' SHORTLY AFTER TKOF AND CLBING TO ALT ON 1 ENG.

Narrative: DEPARTED ALB ON RWY 19 FULL PWR TKOF. AT 1200 FT AGL, IN R TURN, L ENG GAVE SEVERAL COMPRESSOR STALLS (165 KIAS) FOLLOWED BY A SMALL PWR LOSS. I IMMEDIATELY SUGGESTED TO THE CAPT THAT WE RETURN TO THE FIELD FOR LNDG. HE DID NOT AGREE, AND WANTED TO CONTINUE TO THE DEST AGAINST MY WILL. THE L EGT FAILED. AGAIN, I EXPRESSED MY DESIRE TO RETURN TO LAND, BUT HE WOULD NOT. AT FL180 THE PWR LOSS WAS 1.5 EPR AT MATCHED THROTTLE POS. HE NOW AGREED TO DIVERT FOR A PRECAUTIONARY LNDG. HE (THE CAPT) ASSUMED CTL (PF) AND DIVERTED TO SYR. L ENG GAVE MORE COMPRESSOR STALLS DURING DSCNT. UNEVENTFUL LNDG ACCOMPLISHED BY CAPT IN SYR.

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.