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B767 loses cabin pressure followed by passenger health problem and diverts to a successful overweight landing at the nearest airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 455324 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199911 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : trm.vortac |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 32000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zla.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : multi engine |
| ASRS Report | 455324 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument |
| ASRS Report | 455520 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical cabin event : passenger illness other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : 4 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Heard a loud explosive rumble followed by center duct overheat light. Cabin rate of climb at maximum indication and unable to control climb. Initiated an emergency descent and turned back toward lax descending to 10000 ft. Approximately 30 mi east of psp, I was informed that a young child was having problems and decided that landing at psp was the best solution. The child had a head shunt implant. Landed overweight at psp, 277700 pounds, soft landing, with no other major complications. During the descent, I was informed that there was a moderate amount of insulation around row 27 that came from the lower right side of the cabin going across to left side then rising up. The cabin never did go above 10000 ft. The oxygen masks were manually deployed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B767 LOSES CABIN PRESSURE FOLLOWED BY PAX HEALTH PROB AND DIVERTS TO A SUCCESSFUL OVERWT LNDG AT THE NEAREST ARPT.
Narrative: HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSIVE RUMBLE FOLLOWED BY CTR DUCT OVERHEAT LIGHT. CABIN RATE OF CLB AT MAX INDICATION AND UNABLE TO CTL CLB. INITIATED AN EMER DSCNT AND TURNED BACK TOWARD LAX DSNDING TO 10000 FT. APPROX 30 MI E OF PSP, I WAS INFORMED THAT A YOUNG CHILD WAS HAVING PROBS AND DECIDED THAT LNDG AT PSP WAS THE BEST SOLUTION. THE CHILD HAD A HEAD SHUNT IMPLANT. LANDED OVERWT AT PSP, 277700 LBS, SOFT LNDG, WITH NO OTHER MAJOR COMPLICATIONS. DURING THE DSCNT, I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A MODERATE AMOUNT OF INSULATION AROUND ROW 27 THAT CAME FROM THE LOWER R SIDE OF THE CABIN GOING ACROSS TO L SIDE THEN RISING UP. THE CABIN NEVER DID GO ABOVE 10000 FT. THE OXYGEN MASKS WERE MANUALLY DEPLOYED.
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.