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An MD88 flight crew return land when their aircraft suffers a loss of cabin pressure from an aft galley door seal failure 30 mi north of cvg, oh.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 461180 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200001 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cvg.airport |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl single value : 12000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zid.artcc tower : dfw.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-88 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : vacating altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 9600 flight time type : 4200 |
| ASRS Report | 461180 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time type : 70 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical cabin event other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : cabin alt. alarm other other : cab 4 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport other |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
During climb, aircraft cabin altitude alarm sounded indicating a cabin altitude of 10000 ft. Flight attendant reported aft galley door seal had failed. Descended to 10000 ft and returned to cvg. Aircraft was climbing through 12000 ft at the time of alarm. Cabin oxygen masks were not deployed. First officer was flying the aircraft and was in his first month on the equipment.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD88 FLC RETURN LAND WHEN THEIR ACFT SUFFERS A LOSS OF CABIN PRESSURE FROM AN AFT GALLEY DOOR SEAL FAILURE 30 MI N OF CVG, OH.
Narrative: DURING CLB, ACFT CABIN ALT ALARM SOUNDED INDICATING A CABIN ALT OF 10000 FT. FLT ATTENDANT RPTED AFT GALLEY DOOR SEAL HAD FAILED. DSNDED TO 10000 FT AND RETURNED TO CVG. ACFT WAS CLBING THROUGH 12000 FT AT THE TIME OF ALARM. CABIN OXYGEN MASKS WERE NOT DEPLOYED. FO WAS FLYING THE ACFT AND WAS IN HIS FIRST MONTH ON THE EQUIP.
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.