A B757 in cruise at FL330 declared an emergency and diverted due to loss of cabin pressure.

Attributes
ACN	376180
Time
Date	199707
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zdv
State Reference	CO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdv artcc : zab
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	376170
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

As captain made welcome aboard announcement at 33000 ft, the oxygen masks dropped. Flight attendants #4 and #5 put beverage cart away. As we started descent, all flight attendants were in aisle checking passenger and proper mask operation. The descent was such that we didn't need to take a seat as we were in the mountains which changed rate of descent. 1 passenger became ill, #4 flight attendant attended to her. All crew members, cockpit and cabin, did a fine job of handling the situation. The only improvement I could recommend is the communication to slc. They were not notified of the situation's facts, only that we were making an unscheduled stop. Once they realized how serious our situation was, they went beyond their duties to see that our needs and passenger needs were met.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757 IN CRUISE AT FL330 DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED DUE TO LOSS OF CABIN PRESSURE.

Narrative: AS CAPT MADE WELCOME ABOARD ANNOUNCEMENT AT 33000 FT, THE OXYGEN MASKS DROPPED. FLT ATTENDANTS #4 AND #5 PUT BEVERAGE CART AWAY. AS WE STARTED DSCNT, ALL FLT ATTENDANTS WERE IN AISLE CHKING PAX AND PROPER MASK OP. THE DSCNT WAS SUCH THAT WE DIDN'T NEED TO TAKE A SEAT AS WE WERE IN THE MOUNTAINS WHICH CHANGED RATE OF DSCNT. 1 PAX BECAME ILL, #4 FLT ATTENDANT ATTENDED TO HER. ALL CREW MEMBERS, COCKPIT AND CABIN, DID A FINE JOB OF HANDLING THE SIT. THE ONLY IMPROVEMENT I COULD RECOMMEND IS THE COM TO SLC. THEY WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE SIT'S FACTS, ONLY THAT WE WERE MAKING AN UNSCHEDULED STOP. ONCE THEY REALIZED HOW SERIOUS OUR SIT WAS, THEY WENT BEYOND THEIR DUTIES TO SEE THAT OUR NEEDS AND PAX NEEDS WERE MET.

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.