B737-700
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 221; Flight Crew Type 6885
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical
Flight Crew Landed in Emergency Condition; Flight Crew Inflight Shutdown; Flight Crew Returned To Departure Airport; General Declared Emergency
Aircraft
During climb approaching 10;000 FT MSL on the Departure; the Number 2 Engine began to surge. As the Captain and First Officer began to assess the problem and apply the proper procedures; ATC issued a handoff to Center. The First Officer replied that the aircraft would be staying with Approach and returning. Clearance was coordinated and an emergency was declared. The crew completed the associated checklists; shut down the Number 2 Engine; and the Captain executed a single-engine; flaps 15 landing. The crew taxied clear and returned to the original departure gate. After the customers and crew were assured safe; and with the proper customer/crew support personnel; the Captain called to notify Dispatch and the Chief Pilot on call. After reflecting on the events and not knowing the actual damage status of the engine after landing; the Captain and First Officer could have asked the emergency response personnel to make a visual inspection of the engine prior to taxiing to the gate.
Climbing through 10;000 FT the Number 2 Engine started to surge. N1 started fluctuating slightly; increasing to about +/- ten %. As I retarded the thrust lever; N1 spiked to 102%. N1 decreased with thrust lever position however it continued to surge. It stopped surging around 24% N1. I advanced the thrust lever and got an ENG FAIL indication. An Emergency was declared; associated checklists completed and a single engine landing executed to the runway.
B737-700 flight crew experiences the Number Two Engine surging passing through 10;000 FT. The engine is shut down and the flight returns to the departure airport.