Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical
Flight Crew Returned To Departure Airport; Flight Crew Landed As Precaution; General Maintenance Action; General Declared Emergency
Weather; Aircraft; Environment - Non Weather Related; Human Factors
On departure we experienced a compressor stall on the right engine at 800 FT AGL. We controlled the aircraft; declared an emergency; climbed to a safe altitude; and received vectors back for landing. Uneventful landing and had ARFF follow us to gate and stated both engines were same temperature. The nose bullet was hanging on with 1 bolt and was crushed. I'm not sure why the compressor stall occurred...could have been the nose bullet malfunction or the gusty winds on takeoff...or a combination of both.
MD83 pilot experiences a compressor stall shortly after takeoff and elects to return after declaring an emergency. Post flight reveals that the bullet nose is damaged and hanging by one bolt.