Widebody transport aircraft experiences decompression during climb. Vectored for descent and landing...

Attributes
ACN	197319
Time
Date	199112
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : egtt
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 18000 msl bound upper : 19000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : egtt
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	197319
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	197182
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

En route between dublin, ireland and manchester, uk, aircraft depressurized at approximately FL180. Although cleared to FL230 we leveled out at 190 and advised ATC. O2 masks automatically deployed. Crew completed checklists. Emergency descent was not required. Subsequent normal approach and landing. No injuries or damage. Cause unknown at this time.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WDB ACFT EXPERIENCES DECOMPRESSION DURING CLB. VECTORED FOR DSCNT AND LNDG.

Narrative: ENRTE BTWN DUBLIN, IRELAND AND MANCHESTER, UK, ACFT DEPRESSURIZED AT APPROX FL180. ALTHOUGH CLRED TO FL230 WE LEVELED OUT AT 190 AND ADVISED ATC. O2 MASKS AUTOMATICALLY DEPLOYED. CREW COMPLETED CHKLISTS. EMER DSCNT WAS NOT REQUIRED. SUBSEQUENT NORMAL APCH AND LNDG. NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE. CAUSE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.