MD80 aircraft had series of compressor stalls during climb. Reporter captain reduced the throttle, declared emergency and descended to an alternate airport. Engine shut down after landing.

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Attributes
ACN	405828
Time
Date	199806
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : swl
State Reference	MD
Altitude	msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 140
ASRS Report	405828
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
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
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Climbing through FL330, we experienced 2 large compressor stalls on right engine. Started retarding throttle with second one. When throttle about 1/2 way back, experienced a series of small choo-choo type stalls. When throttle at idle, engine ran ok within parameters, except was about 80 degrees egt hotter than left engine. Closed other throttle, declared an emergency and asked for vectors to dca. Landed dca using left engine only and shut down engine after turning off runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 ACFT HAD SERIES OF COMPRESSOR STALLS DURING CLB. RPTR CAPT REDUCED THE THROTTLE, DECLARED EMER AND DSNDED TO AN ALTERNATE ARPT. ENG SHUT DOWN AFTER LNDG.

Narrative: CLBING THROUGH FL330, WE EXPERIENCED 2 LARGE COMPRESSOR STALLS ON R ENG. STARTED RETARDING THROTTLE WITH SECOND ONE. WHEN THROTTLE ABOUT 1/2 WAY BACK, EXPERIENCED A SERIES OF SMALL CHOO-CHOO TYPE STALLS. WHEN THROTTLE AT IDLE, ENG RAN OK WITHIN PARAMETERS, EXCEPT WAS ABOUT 80 DEGS EGT HOTTER THAN L ENG. CLOSED OTHER THROTTLE, DECLARED AN EMER AND ASKED FOR VECTORS TO DCA. LANDED DCA USING L ENG ONLY AND SHUT DOWN ENG AFTER TURNING OFF RWY.

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.