What was found
ACFT DEPARTED HEADING BACK TO THE EAST COAST. WHILE CLIMBING FROM 29,000 FT TO 31,000 FT CREW EXPERIENCED A LOUD BANG, A NOTICEABLE VIBRATION ON THE NR 2 ENGINE, N1 CLIMBED TO 105 PERCENT AND TEMP CLIMBED TO 1,600 DEGREES. CREW REDUCED POWER BACK TO IDLE ON THE NR 2 ENGINE AND VIBRATIONS, N1 AND TEMPS STABILIZED WHILE THEY DIVERTED TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT. ONCE THEY HAD THE RUNWAY IN SIGHT, THE AFFECTED ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN. THEY LANDED SAFELY. DURING THIS EVENT, AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED.