B757 flight attendant had an emergency descent when the aircraft pressurization was lost.

Attributes
ACN	416896
Time
Date	199810
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : phx
State Reference	AZ
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	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	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	416896
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 other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

We experienced a decompression, however, it was not explosive, and the captain dropped the masks. All passenger took oxygen (as well as flight attendants) from oxygen masks. This part went as 'normal' as we are trained for. I do want to point out the attitude and cabin pressure just before the captain dropped the masks was bazaar. The G's were very hard and the aircraft felt as if it were sinking and being pulled to the right at the same time. I don't have firsthand knowledge of what the cause was, only that the crew couldn't pressurize the cabin.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 FLT ATTENDANT HAD AN EMER DSCNT WHEN THE ACFT PRESSURIZATION WAS LOST.

Narrative: WE EXPERIENCED A DECOMPRESSION, HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT EXPLOSIVE, AND THE CAPT DROPPED THE MASKS. ALL PAX TOOK OXYGEN (AS WELL AS FLT ATTENDANTS) FROM OXYGEN MASKS. THIS PART WENT AS 'NORMAL' AS WE ARE TRAINED FOR. I DO WANT TO POINT OUT THE ATTITUDE AND CABIN PRESSURE JUST BEFORE THE CAPT DROPPED THE MASKS WAS BAZAAR. THE G'S WERE VERY HARD AND THE ACFT FELT AS IF IT WERE SINKING AND BEING PULLED TO THE R AT THE SAME TIME. I DON'T HAVE FIRSTHAND KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT THE CAUSE WAS, ONLY THAT THE CREW COULDN'T PRESSURIZE THE CABIN.

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.