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On climb, MD80S flight crew declared emergency due to unable to pressurize cabin. Aircraft return land without incident for maintenance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 406372 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199806 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zfw tower : dfw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 406372 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
We were delayed at departure time due to a mechanical, which I believe was engine related. A short time later the logbook was signed and we were allowed to leave. At approximately 10000 ft, the bell chimed and I began preparing the meal and beverage carts for service. I was in the galley and wasn't able to notice we were still flying at a lower altitude than normal. Another flight attendant did notice and advised me not to start the service yet. At that very moment, the #1 flight attendant called and advised me we would return to dfw due to a pressurization problem. I proceeded to clean up/lock up all carts and galley items. She also said the captain would make an announcement, which he did. He advised all passenger that it was procedure to have fire engines on hand since we were carrying a lot of fuel. The passenger were excellent and no one reacted in any severe negative way. We answered all their questions and remained calm. The captain and first officer both called to make sure we would follow normal landing procedures, which we did. All went well and the aircraft was taken OTS in dallas.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ON CLB, MD80S FLC DECLARED EMER DUE TO UNABLE TO PRESSURIZE CABIN. ACFT RETURN LAND WITHOUT INCIDENT FOR MAINT.
Narrative: WE WERE DELAYED AT DEP TIME DUE TO A MECHANICAL, WHICH I BELIEVE WAS ENG RELATED. A SHORT TIME LATER THE LOGBOOK WAS SIGNED AND WE WERE ALLOWED TO LEAVE. AT APPROX 10000 FT, THE BELL CHIMED AND I BEGAN PREPARING THE MEAL AND BEVERAGE CARTS FOR SVC. I WAS IN THE GALLEY AND WASN'T ABLE TO NOTICE WE WERE STILL FLYING AT A LOWER ALT THAN NORMAL. ANOTHER FLT ATTENDANT DID NOTICE AND ADVISED ME NOT TO START THE SVC YET. AT THAT VERY MOMENT, THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT CALLED AND ADVISED ME WE WOULD RETURN TO DFW DUE TO A PRESSURIZATION PROB. I PROCEEDED TO CLEAN UP/LOCK UP ALL CARTS AND GALLEY ITEMS. SHE ALSO SAID THE CAPT WOULD MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT, WHICH HE DID. HE ADVISED ALL PAX THAT IT WAS PROC TO HAVE FIRE ENGS ON HAND SINCE WE WERE CARRYING A LOT OF FUEL. THE PAX WERE EXCELLENT AND NO ONE REACTED IN ANY SEVERE NEGATIVE WAY. WE ANSWERED ALL THEIR QUESTIONS AND REMAINED CALM. THE CAPT AND FO BOTH CALLED TO MAKE SURE WE WOULD FOLLOW NORMAL LNDG PROCS, WHICH WE DID. ALL WENT WELL AND THE ACFT WAS TAKEN OTS IN DALLAS.
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.