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B737 flight crew experiences pressurization failure after takeoff on a ferry flight with eight empty pallets stacked on top of each other in the number nine position. The short flight is continued to destination at 10;000 feet. Post flight reveals that the pallets had broken lose and punctured the aft pressure bulkhead.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1211157 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201410 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Climb Takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
Flying a charter flight back to base; a little after takeoff we had an auto fail light come on. Ran the QRH and did everything that was required by the QRH. We felt nothing was wrong with the aircraft and proceeded on to destination. After we landed we were met by a mechanic and discussed what happened; our air carrier maintenance notified us of what happened and found damage to the aft bulkhead. Looks like the locks broke and the pallets came out its locks.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 flight crew experiences pressurization failure after takeoff on a ferry flight with eight empty pallets stacked on top of each other in the number nine position. The short flight is continued to destination at 10;000 feet. Post flight reveals that the pallets had broken lose and punctured the aft pressure bulkhead.
Narrative: Flying a charter flight back to base; a little after takeoff we had an auto fail light come on. Ran the QRH and did everything that was required by the QRH. We felt nothing was wrong with the aircraft and proceeded on to destination. After we landed we were met by a mechanic and discussed what happened; our Air Carrier Maintenance notified us of what happened and found damage to the aft bulkhead. Looks like the locks broke and the pallets came out its locks.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.