Narrative:

2-3 mi south of sna airport after takeoff, climbing through 1700 ft for leveloff at 2000 ft, left engine had several compressor stalls. Declared an emergency and diverted to lax.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757 FLC DIVERTS TO LAX AFTER EXPERIENCING SEVERAL COMPRESSOR STALLS UPON PWR REDUCTION DURING DEP PROC FROM SNA, CA.

Narrative: 2-3 MI S OF SNA ARPT AFTER TKOF, CLBING THROUGH 1700 FT FOR LEVELOFF AT 2000 FT, L ENG HAD SEVERAL COMPRESSOR STALLS. DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED TO LAX.

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.