EWR ATC Emergency - United 1871

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A United Boeing 757-200, registration N18112 performing flight UA-1871 from Newark,NJ (USA) to Los Angeles,CA (USA) with 168 passengers and 6 crew, was climbing out of Newark’s runway 22R when the crew stopped the climb at 2500 feet reporting engine (RB211) problems and requesting “vectors around here” further advising they had a compressor stall on the right hand engine. The crew subsequently advised they were running the checklists for single engine, the crew declared emergency. The aircraft landed safely back on Newark’s runway 22R about 37 minutes after departure.