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Emergency declared and diversion to altitude airport after loss of cabin pressure. Airport complains of TRACON approach controller handling on radar vectoring.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 202237 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199202 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zjx |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 28000 msl bound upper : 28000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zjx tracon : mco |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 175 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 202237 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 202533 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : overcame equipment problem other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
I was captain of flight from pbi-pit on 02-fri-92. In climb at around pm:20 local time. Passing approximately 28000 ft, our cabin pressure failed and we were unable to control it. We accomplished our emergency procedures, declared an emergency, and made an uneventful landing at mco. There were no injuries. My reason for submitting this form are twofold. #1 - to cover myself against an over aggressive FAA. #2 - to suggest that when an emergency is declared, that controllers not bother the crew with immediate unnecessary question like fuel on board and number of souls. Also, when talking mco approach control, we were given intercept to a STAR. Cooperation with a heading direct to the field would be much more helpful as the crew is busy enough attending the emergency. Supplemental information from acn 202533: we gained control of cabin at approximately FL180 and no passenger masks were deployed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: EMER DECLARED AND DIVERSION TO ALT ARPT AFTER LOSS OF CABIN PRESSURE. ARPT COMPLAINS OF TRACON APCH CTLR HANDLING ON RADAR VECTORING.
Narrative: I WAS CAPT OF FLT FROM PBI-PIT ON 02-FRI-92. IN CLB AT AROUND PM:20 LCL TIME. PASSING APPROX 28000 FT, OUR CABIN PRESSURE FAILED AND WE WERE UNABLE TO CTL IT. WE ACCOMPLISHED OUR EMER PROCS, DECLARED AN EMER, AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG AT MCO. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. MY REASON FOR SUBMITTING THIS FORM ARE TWOFOLD. #1 - TO COVER MYSELF AGAINST AN OVER AGGRESSIVE FAA. #2 - TO SUGGEST THAT WHEN AN EMER IS DECLARED, THAT CTLRS NOT BOTHER THE CREW WITH IMMEDIATE UNNECESSARY QUESTION LIKE FUEL ON BOARD AND NUMBER OF SOULS. ALSO, WHEN TALKING MCO APCH CTL, WE WERE GIVEN INTERCEPT TO A STAR. COOPERATION WITH A HDG DIRECT TO THE FIELD WOULD BE MUCH MORE HELPFUL AS THE CREW IS BUSY ENOUGH ATTENDING THE EMER. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 202533: WE GAINED CTL OF CABIN AT APPROX FL180 AND NO PAX MASKS WERE DEPLOYED.
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.