B190 crew had cabin depressurization in ZKC class east.

Attributes
ACN	479985
Time
Date	200007
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
State Reference	KS
Altitude	msl single value : 16500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Beech 1900
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : vacating altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 3780 flight time type : 1875
ASRS Report	479985
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : cabin altitude warning horn other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist controller : issued new clearance flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Coming close to leveloff altitude at 17000 ft we experienced cabin decompression. Performed emergency checklist procedures and return to field with uneventful landing. No injury to crew or the passenger. Emergency was declared with ATC, and we descended below 10000 ft. Decompression was due to the door seal coming off of the cabin door. The cabin door remained close just the seal on the top portion of the cabin door came off. Cabin decompression was discovered by loud pop and air rushing in the cabin. We performed emergency checklists by the book, and CRM was very well accomplished and practiced. Captain was a PF and first officer PNF.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B190 CREW HAD CABIN DEPRESSURIZATION IN ZKC CLASS E.

Narrative: COMING CLOSE TO LEVELOFF ALT AT 17000 FT WE EXPERIENCED CABIN DECOMPRESSION. PERFORMED EMER CHKLIST PROCS AND RETURN TO FIELD WITH UNEVENTFUL LNDG. NO INJURY TO CREW OR THE PAX. EMER WAS DECLARED WITH ATC, AND WE DSNDED BELOW 10000 FT. DECOMPRESSION WAS DUE TO THE DOOR SEAL COMING OFF OF THE CABIN DOOR. THE CABIN DOOR REMAINED CLOSE JUST THE SEAL ON THE TOP PORTION OF THE CABIN DOOR CAME OFF. CABIN DECOMPRESSION WAS DISCOVERED BY LOUD POP AND AIR RUSHING IN THE CABIN. WE PERFORMED EMER CHKLISTS BY THE BOOK, AND CRM WAS VERY WELL ACCOMPLISHED AND PRACTICED. CAPT WAS A PF AND FO PNF.

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.