Source: Simon Hradecky | www.avherald.com

An American Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration N815NN performing flight AA-1616 from Charlotte,NC to Kansas City,MO (USA) with 171 people on board, was climbing through FL310 out of Charlotte when the crew decided to return to Charlotte reporting they had smoke in the cabin after what they believed was an engine (CFM56) #2 compressor stall. The engine was still running, and the smoke had dissipated. The aircraft landed safely back on Charlotte’s runway 36L about 50 minutes after departure.