What happened
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(-23) Airline reported the following: aircraft departed runway 01R. During takeoff, aircraft nr 2 engine experienced a total of 2 short duration compressor stalls, slight aircraft yawing and epr roll back to 1.1. The reported compressor stalls were short duration and engine functioned normally following the reported loss of power. Flight crew declared an emergency, followed checklist procedures for compressor stall and loss of epr; and returned to sfo airport utilizing both engines. Aircraft landed on runway 28R. Fire was witnessed by awaiting emergency crews emanating from the 2# engine during landing. Flight crew reported no fire indications. Aircraft landed with no further incident. Aircraft 2# engine was shut down. Aircraft was taxied back to the airport terminal under emergency vehicle escort. Passengers were able to debark aircraft at the airport terminal. ATC relayed that other aircraft pilots had witnessed and reported observing smoke and flames emanating from the 2# engine during take-off. Passengers aboard the aircraft reported seeing sparks emanating from the 2# engine exhaust during landing thrust reverser operation.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRLINE REPORTED THE FOLLOWING: AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 01R. DURING TAKEOFF, AIRCRAFT NR 2 ENGINE EXPERIENCED A TOTAL OF 2 SHORT DURATION COMPRESSOR STALLS, SLIGHT AIRCRAFT YAWING AND EPR ROLL BACK TO 1.1. THE REPORTED COMPRESSOR STALLS WERE SHORT DURATION AND ENGINE FUNCTIONED NORMALLY FOLLOWING THE REPORTED LOSS OF POWER. FLIGHT CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, FOLLOWED CHECKLIST PROCEDURES FOR COMPRESSOR STALL AND LOSS OF EPR; AND RETURNED TO SFO AIRPORT UTILIZING BOTH ENGINES. AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 28R. FIRE WAS WITNESSED BY AWAITING EMERGENCY CREWS EMANATING FROM THE 2# ENGINE DURING LANDING. FLIGHT CREW REPORTED NO FIRE INDICATIONS. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT 2# ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN. AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED BACK TO THE AIRPORT TERMINAL UNDER EMERGENCY VEHICLE ESCORT. PASSENGERS WERE ABLE TO DEBARK AIRCRAFT AT THE AIRPORT TERMINAL. ATC RELAYED THAT OTHER AIRCRAFT PILOTS HAD WITNESSED AND REPORTED OBSERVING SMOKE AND FLAMES EMANATING FROM THE 2# ENGINE DURING TAKE-OFF. PASSENGERS ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT REPORTED SEEING SPARKS EMANATING FROM THE 2# ENGINE EXHAUST DURING LANDING THRUST REVERSER OPERATION.
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