Flight attendant report on an expedited or emergency descent when their S80 loses cabin pressure. Th...

Attributes
ACN	398802
Time
Date	199803
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ord
State Reference	IL
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	398802
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : exited adverse environment other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I was seated in the aft part of the aircraft and I noticed some unusual changes in cabin temperature and airflow. About this time another flight attendant came to the back and said she had been in the cockpit and the pilots seemed to be dealing with some problem and had asked her to leave. At this point I could tell we were descending. About this time the captain made a PA stating we were having a pressurization problem and we might have to use the oxygen masks. He also asked passenger to make sure their seatbelts were fastened. I made my way to the front checking seatbelt compliance. At this point we seemed to be descending rapidly. I got to the front and spoke briefly to another flight attendant. At that time the oxygen masks deployed throughout the aircraft. I moved myself several rows into the main cabin and donned a mask. All passenger seemed to get their masks on with no problems. The #1 flight attendant made the required PA as per our procedures. I slowly worked my way to the back checking on passenger. The third flight attendant was trying to contact the pilots regarding the noise/airflow coming from the aft galley door. It took some time to contact them. Our flight attendant procedures seemed to work well.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT ON AN EXPEDITED OR EMER DSCNT WHEN THEIR S80 LOSES CABIN PRESSURE. THE OXYGEN MASKS DID DEPLOY AS THE CAPT PREDICTED OVER THE PA.

Narrative: I WAS SEATED IN THE AFT PART OF THE ACFT AND I NOTICED SOME UNUSUAL CHANGES IN CABIN TEMP AND AIRFLOW. ABOUT THIS TIME ANOTHER FLT ATTENDANT CAME TO THE BACK AND SAID SHE HAD BEEN IN THE COCKPIT AND THE PLTS SEEMED TO BE DEALING WITH SOME PROB AND HAD ASKED HER TO LEAVE. AT THIS POINT I COULD TELL WE WERE DSNDING. ABOUT THIS TIME THE CAPT MADE A PA STATING WE WERE HAVING A PRESSURIZATION PROB AND WE MIGHT HAVE TO USE THE OXYGEN MASKS. HE ALSO ASKED PAX TO MAKE SURE THEIR SEATBELTS WERE FASTENED. I MADE MY WAY TO THE FRONT CHKING SEATBELT COMPLIANCE. AT THIS POINT WE SEEMED TO BE DSNDING RAPIDLY. I GOT TO THE FRONT AND SPOKE BRIEFLY TO ANOTHER FLT ATTENDANT. AT THAT TIME THE OXYGEN MASKS DEPLOYED THROUGHOUT THE ACFT. I MOVED MYSELF SEVERAL ROWS INTO THE MAIN CABIN AND DONNED A MASK. ALL PAX SEEMED TO GET THEIR MASKS ON WITH NO PROBS. THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT MADE THE REQUIRED PA AS PER OUR PROCS. I SLOWLY WORKED MY WAY TO THE BACK CHKING ON PAX. THE THIRD FLT ATTENDANT WAS TRYING TO CONTACT THE PLTS REGARDING THE NOISE/AIRFLOW COMING FROM THE AFT GALLEY DOOR. IT TOOK SOME TIME TO CONTACT THEM. OUR FLT ATTENDANT PROCS SEEMED TO WORK WELL.

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.

Flight attendant report on an expedited or emergency descent when their S80 loses cabin pressure. The oxygen masks did deploy as the captain predicted over the PA.