A B737-300 climbing through 17000 ft has a complete loss of cabin pressure, being unable to control the pressurization system by primary or alternate means until back on the ground at abq, NM.

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Attributes
ACN	461197
Time
Date	200001
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : abq.vortac
State Reference	NM
Altitude	msl single value : 17000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zab.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other other vortac
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 : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	461197
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical cabin event other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	aircraft : equipment problem dissipated flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Total loss of pressurization during climb to FL370. Standby and manual backups did not work. No other abnormal or cause noted. Oxygen masks deployed. Flight attendant reported fumes in cabin, but probably due to oxygen generators. Emergency declared, descent and return to abq uneventful landing. Cause unknown at writing. Control of outflow valve regained after landing. Communication with cockpit and cabin difficult due to intermittent interphone in oxygen mask.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-300 CLBING THROUGH 17000 FT HAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF CABIN PRESSURE, BEING UNABLE TO CTL THE PRESSURIZATION SYS BY PRIMARY OR ALTERNATE MEANS UNTIL BACK ON THE GND AT ABQ, NM.

Narrative: TOTAL LOSS OF PRESSURIZATION DURING CLB TO FL370. STANDBY AND MANUAL BACKUPS DID NOT WORK. NO OTHER ABNORMAL OR CAUSE NOTED. OXYGEN MASKS DEPLOYED. FLT ATTENDANT RPTED FUMES IN CABIN, BUT PROBABLY DUE TO OXYGEN GENERATORS. EMER DECLARED, DSCNT AND RETURN TO ABQ UNEVENTFUL LNDG. CAUSE UNKNOWN AT WRITING. CTL OF OUTFLOW VALVE REGAINED AFTER LNDG. COM WITH COCKPIT AND CABIN DIFFICULT DUE TO INTERMITTENT INTERPHONE IN OXYGEN MASK.

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.