An A321 crew experienced a right engine failure during cruise east of mci.

Attributes
ACN	524372
Time
Date	200109
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mci.airport
State Reference	MO
Altitude	msl single value : 31000
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zkc.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 450
ASRS Report	524372
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	524262
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : egt/ n1 guages other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Experienced compressor stall in #2 engine. Egt went to red line with a drop in north to approximately 50%. Selected idle thrust on engine and it ran normally. Advised ATC and diverted to mci.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A321 CREW EXPERIENCED A RIGHT ENG FAILURE DURING CRUISE E OF MCI.

Narrative: EXPERIENCED COMPRESSOR STALL IN #2 ENG. EGT WENT TO RED LINE WITH A DROP IN N TO APPROX 50%. SELECTED IDLE THRUST ON ENG AND IT RAN NORMALLY. ADVISED ATC AND DIVERTED TO MCI.

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.