Flight crew of a B737 diverted to land after reducing the power on 1 engine to an idle due to frequent compressor stalls at cruise power.

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Attributes
ACN	369204
Time
Date	199705
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : jan
State Reference	MS
Altitude	msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zme
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	other other : other pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 1800
ASRS Report	369204
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	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

In cruise FL310 had about 4 compressor stalls, partially reduced power to troubleshoot problem and in a few mins we had another 3-4 compressor stalls. Reduced power to idle and made a precautionary landing in jan. No emergency was declared because both engines were running.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF A B737 DIVERTED TO LAND AFTER REDUCING THE PWR ON 1 ENG TO AN IDLE DUE TO FREQUENT COMPRESSOR STALLS AT CRUISE PWR.

Narrative: IN CRUISE FL310 HAD ABOUT 4 COMPRESSOR STALLS, PARTIALLY REDUCED PWR TO TROUBLESHOOT PROB AND IN A FEW MINS WE HAD ANOTHER 3-4 COMPRESSOR STALLS. REDUCED PWR TO IDLE AND MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LNDG IN JAN. NO EMER WAS DECLARED BECAUSE BOTH ENGS WERE RUNNING.

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.