DC10 crew had engine compressor stalls as power was reduced for descent.

Attributes
ACN	534009
Time
Date	200112
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	intersection : templ
State Reference	WA
Altitude	msl single value : 31000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zse.artcc tower : grb.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-10 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 2100
ASRS Report	534009
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

DC10 top of descent stall. All company procedures followed. Engine shut down before exceeding limitations. Emergency declared. Normal approach and landing accomplished at scheduled destination. Engine #2 compressor stall.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC10 CREW HAD ENG COMPRESSOR STALLS AS PWR WAS REDUCED FOR DSCNT.

Narrative: DC10 TOP OF DSCNT STALL. ALL COMPANY PROCS FOLLOWED. ENG SHUT DOWN BEFORE EXCEEDING LIMITATIONS. EMER DECLARED. NORMAL APCH AND LNDG ACCOMPLISHED AT SCHEDULED DEST. ENG #2 COMPRESSOR STALL.

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.