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Medium large transport aircraft had depressurization caused by faulty rear door seal. Emergency declared and emergency descent executed. Reporter first officer says biggest problem was communication, in cockpit, in cabin and with ATC.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 400632 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199804 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : rdu |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise 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 : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 400632 |
| 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 |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
First officer on flight pbi to phl cruising at FL330 experienced a loss of all cabin pressure due to rear door seal. Requested immediate descent to 10000 from center. Everything happened rapidly, biggest problem being communications from pilot to pilot, pilots to flight attendant, pilots to center, flight attendant to passenger. More work needs to be done on oxygen masks and PA to better communicate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MLG ACFT HAD DEPRESSURIZATION CAUSED BY FAULTY REAR DOOR SEAL. EMER DECLARED AND EMER DSCNT EXECUTED. RPTR FO SAYS BIGGEST PROBLEM WAS COM, IN COCKPIT, IN CABIN AND WITH ATC.
Narrative: FO ON FLT PBI TO PHL CRUISING AT FL330 EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ALL CABIN PRESSURE DUE TO REAR DOOR SEAL. REQUESTED IMMEDIATE DSCNT TO 10000 FROM CENTER. EVERYTHING HAPPENED RAPIDLY, BIGGEST PROBLEM BEING COMMUNICATIONS FROM PLT TO PLT, PLTS TO FLT ATTENDANT, PLTS TO CENTER, FLT ATTENDANT TO PAX. MORE WORK NEEDS TO BE DONE ON OXYGEN MASKS AND PA TO BETTER COMMUNICATE.
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.