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DH8-400 flight crew reported failure to properly configure pressurization system prior to takeoff.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1691662 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201910 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Dash 8-400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Climbing through 12;000 ft. Out of ZZZ we had a cabin press warning. We leveled off at 12;000 ft. And advised ATC of our intentions. We checked the air conditioning panel and the packs were both flipped to the off position. The captain then turned the packs to auto and ran the cabin press warning checklist. The cabin press checklist drove us into the pressurization fail checklist. After running both checklists the cabin pressure was normalizing and pressurizing. We then advised ATC that we were able to continue up to FL240 and continued on our flight to ZZZ1 as planned. While the appropriate checklists and flows were accomplished; we both could have missed these switches in the wrong position to start the morning. Double check and thoroughly inspect all panels; especially ones that are not usually touched in normal operations. Those can be most often forgotten about if another crew; or fellow crew member; flipped a switch that they don't operate on a regular basis.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DH8-400 flight crew reported failure to properly configure pressurization system prior to takeoff.
Narrative: Climbing through 12;000 ft. out of ZZZ we had a cabin press warning. We leveled off at 12;000 ft. and advised ATC of our intentions. We checked the air conditioning panel and the packs were both flipped to the off position. The Captain then turned the packs to auto and ran the cabin press warning checklist. The cabin press checklist drove us into the pressurization fail checklist. After running both checklists the cabin pressure was normalizing and pressurizing. We then advised ATC that we were able to continue up to FL240 and continued on our flight to ZZZ1 as planned. While the appropriate checklists and flows were accomplished; we both could have missed these switches in the wrong position to start the morning. Double check and thoroughly inspect all panels; especially ones that are not usually touched in normal operations. Those can be most often forgotten about if another crew; or fellow crew member; flipped a switch that they don't operate on a regular basis.
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.