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A B737-300 crew reported an engine compressor stall while being the descent from FL280 but could not determine which engine was the cause.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 846644 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200908 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Turbine Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150 Flight Crew Total 10000 Flight Crew Type 7000 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Total 20000 Flight Crew Type 6500 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
Experienced a very loud bang descending from FL280. Did not lose power. Assumed a compressor stall #2 engine. Engine operated normal.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-300 crew reported an engine compressor stall while being the descent from FL280 but could not determine which engine was the cause.
Narrative: Experienced a very loud bang descending from FL280. Did not lose power. Assumed a compressor stall #2 engine. Engine operated normal.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.