B737-300 FLT CREW HAS AN ENG MALFUNCTION; DECLARES AN EMER AND LANDS.

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AS THE ACFT WAS LEVELING AT 17000 FT OVER THE INTXN; LOUD BANGING AND AIRFRAME VIBRATION WERE EXPERIENCED. ENG INST SCAN REVEALED #1 ENG N1 WAS LOW RELATIVE THE #2 ENG AND ALL OTHER PARAMETERS WITHIN APPROPRIATE LIMITS. AN ENG COMPRESSOR STALL WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE PF; THE FO; PERFORMED THE MEMORY ITEMS FOR THE ENG LIMIT; SURGE; OR STALL; WHILE THE CAPT CONFIRMED THE IMMEDIATE ACTION ITEMS WITH THE CHKLIST. A CALL FROM THE FLT ATTENDANT ADVISED US OF THE BANGING AND VISIBLE FLAMES FROM THE REAR OF THE ENG. AS THE THROTTLE APCHED IDLE; THE BANGING STOPPED AND THE FLT ATTENDANTS CONFIRMED NO MORE FLAMES FROM THE ENG. AN EMER WAS DECLARED; THE DSCNT WAS INITIATED; AND THE REF ITEMS FROM THE FLT MANUAL ACCOMPLISHED. DISPATCH WAS NOTIFIED VIA ACARS. DUE TO THE CLOSE PROX OF THE ARPT; THE CREW DECIDED NOT TO ADVANCE THE THROTTLE ON THE #1 ENG BECAUSE THE POSSIBILITY OF RECURRING TAILPIPE FLAMES CAUSING ADDITIONAL PAX CONCERN. A CABIN ADVISORY WAS GIVEN TO THE FLT ATTENDANTS AND THE PAX ADVISED THE SITUATION WAS UNDER CTL AND TO EXPECT FIRE TRUCKS TO MEET THE AIRPLANE UPON OUR ARR IN ZZZ. THE CAPT BECAME THE PF ON BASE AND FLEW A FLAPS 15 DEG APCH AND LNDG ON RWY 16L. THE ACFT CLRED THE RWY AND SHUT DOWN THE #1 ENG. FIRE TRUCKS CONFIRMED NO VISIBLE DAMAGE OR SMOKE AND THE ACFT CONTINUED TO THE GATE TO DEPLANE PAX.