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Captain of air carrier medium large transport aircraft made an emergency descent after loss of cabin pressurization at high altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 207613 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199204 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : gqe |
| State Reference | AR |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 34000 msl bound upper : 34000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zme |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 8500 flight time type : 1920 |
| ASRS Report | 207613 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 235 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 6800 |
| ASRS Report | 207612 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Going through 34000 ft on initial descent from 35000 ft, the red master warning and cabin pressure lights came on. We declared an emergency and initiated a rapid descent and executed the cabin pressure loss checklist and rapid descent checklist. During the rapid descent phase the aft stairway door light came on. Upon arrival in memphis we did a low pass by tower to confirm the stairway was up and locked, and it was. We landed normally with no indication of injuries to passengers or crew, we had 100 passenger, 4 flight attendants, 1 cockpit crew member.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF ACR MLG ACFT MADE AN EMER DSCNT AFTER LOSS OF CABIN PRESSURIZATION AT HIGH ALT.
Narrative: GOING THROUGH 34000 FT ON INITIAL DSCNT FROM 35000 FT, THE RED MASTER WARNING AND CABIN PRESSURE LIGHTS CAME ON. WE DECLARED AN EMER AND INITIATED A RAPID DSCNT AND EXECUTED THE CABIN PRESSURE LOSS CHKLIST AND RAPID DSCNT CHKLIST. DURING THE RAPID DSCNT PHASE THE AFT STAIRWAY DOOR LIGHT CAME ON. UPON ARR IN MEMPHIS WE DID A LOW PASS BY TWR TO CONFIRM THE STAIRWAY WAS UP AND LOCKED, AND IT WAS. WE LANDED NORMALLY WITH NO INDICATION OF INJURIES TO PAXS OR CREW, WE HAD 100 PAX, 4 FLT ATTENDANTS, 1 COCKPIT CREW MEMBER.
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.