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EMB145 flight crew experiences loss of cabin pressurization at FL360 and diverts to the nearest suitable airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1067364 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201302 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 145 ER/LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Pressurization Control System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying First Officer |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
While in cruise at 36;000 ft we felt our ears pop and then got the aural warning cabin altitude and looked at the EICAS screen and pressure was reading 12;500 ft. We then preformed the memory items for rapid decompression and then declared and emergency and ATC gave us a descent to 13;000 ft. I then preformed an emergency descent so that we could get down to 10;000 ft and ATC was then giving us radar vectors to the nearest suitable airport. Once below 10;000 ft we then took off the oxygen masks and preformed the landing as normal. When the captain put on his oxygen mask he was not able to communicate with ATC.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: EMB145 flight crew experiences loss of cabin pressurization at FL360 and diverts to the nearest suitable airport.
Narrative: While in cruise at 36;000 FT we felt our ears pop and then got the aural warning cabin altitude and looked at the EICAS screen and pressure was reading 12;500 FT. We then preformed the memory items for rapid decompression and then declared and emergency and ATC gave us a descent to 13;000 FT. I then preformed an emergency descent so that we could get down to 10;000 FT and ATC was then giving us radar vectors to the nearest suitable airport. Once below 10;000 FT we then took off the oxygen masks and preformed the landing as normal. When the Captain put on his oxygen mask he was not able to communicate with ATC.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.