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An air carrier B727 freighter flight crew lost pressurization during climb and they returned to land. All flight crew had ear injuries.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 371262 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199706 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mnl |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 27000 msl bound upper : 27000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : rpmm tower : apa |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude descent other other |
| Route In Use | departure other departure sid : sid |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 242 flight time total : 19693 flight time type : 8000 |
| ASRS Report | 371262 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : exited adverse environment other |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Climbing through 27000 ft at XA55Z on jun/sun/97, cabin proceeded into a rapid decompression surpassing 13000 ft. All attempts to control the cabin were futile. Executed an emergency descent. All operational procedures attempted and followed -- landed manila after emergency descent. Crew, all 3 sustained ear injuries and were grounded by medical specialist.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR B727 FREIGHTER FLC LOST PRESSURIZATION DURING CLB AND THEY RETURNED TO LAND. ALL FLC HAD EAR INJURIES.
Narrative: CLBING THROUGH 27000 FT AT XA55Z ON JUN/SUN/97, CABIN PROCEEDED INTO A RAPID DECOMPRESSION SURPASSING 13000 FT. ALL ATTEMPTS TO CTL THE CABIN WERE FUTILE. EXECUTED AN EMER DSCNT. ALL OPERATIONAL PROCS ATTEMPTED AND FOLLOWED -- LANDED MANILA AFTER EMER DSCNT. CREW, ALL 3 SUSTAINED EAR INJURIES AND WERE GROUNDED BY MEDICAL SPECIALIST.
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.