A DC9-30 in climb at 15000 ft declared an emergency and diverted due to loss of cabin pressure and r...

Attributes
ACN	423103
Time
Date	199812
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dxo
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 15000 msl bound upper : 15000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 30
Flight Phase	other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	423103
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	423323
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other

Narrative:

On initial climb out at approximately 15000 ft, the cabin pressure master warning light illuminated, cabin climb rate was pegged out, followed by the cabin oxygen light and the cabin oxygen masks deploying. Engine and wing anti-ice were on and I secured both. The lead flight attendant entered the cockpit and asked for an update and almost immediately thereafter informed us there was smoke in the cabin. Declared an emergency and shot an ILS to runway 3L in dtw. No passenger evacuate/evacuation. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the cause of the pressure loss is unknown as no follow-up was made by the reporter. The reporter said all the emergency system, mask deployment, and passenger oxygen worked ok. Callback conversation with reporter acn 423323 revealed the following information: the reporter stated the cause of the cabin pressure loss was not known as the reporter did not follow up with maintenance on the corrective action. The reporter said the cause of the smoke could possibly have been the oxygen generators that were used. The reporter stated that on the ground no source of the smoke could be determined.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DC9-30 IN CLB AT 15000 FT DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED DUE TO LOSS OF CABIN PRESSURE AND RPTED SMOKE IN THE CABIN. CAUSE OF PRESSURE LOSS UNKNOWN.

Narrative: ON INITIAL CLBOUT AT APPROX 15000 FT, THE CABIN PRESSURE MASTER WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, CABIN CLB RATE WAS PEGGED OUT, FOLLOWED BY THE CABIN OXYGEN LIGHT AND THE CABIN OXYGEN MASKS DEPLOYING. ENG AND WING ANTI-ICE WERE ON AND I SECURED BOTH. THE LEAD FLT ATTENDANT ENTERED THE COCKPIT AND ASKED FOR AN UPDATE AND ALMOST IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER INFORMED US THERE WAS SMOKE IN THE CABIN. DECLARED AN EMER AND SHOT AN ILS TO RWY 3L IN DTW. NO PAX EVAC. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE CAUSE OF THE PRESSURE LOSS IS UNKNOWN AS NO FOLLOW-UP WAS MADE BY THE RPTR. THE RPTR SAID ALL THE EMER SYS, MASK DEPLOYMENT, AND PAX OXYGEN WORKED OK. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR ACN 423323 REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE CAUSE OF THE CABIN PRESSURE LOSS WAS NOT KNOWN AS THE RPTR DID NOT FOLLOW UP WITH MAINT ON THE CORRECTIVE ACTION. THE RPTR SAID THE CAUSE OF THE SMOKE COULD POSSIBLY HAVE BEEN THE OXYGEN GENERATORS THAT WERE USED. THE RPTR STATED THAT ON THE GND NO SOURCE OF THE SMOKE COULD BE DETERMINED.

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.

A DC9-30 in climb at 15000 ft declared an emergency and diverted due to loss of cabin pressure and reported smoke in the cabin. Cause of pressure loss unknown.