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An MD80 in cruise at FL350 made an emergency descent to 16000 ft due to loss of cabin pressure cause unknown.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 490043 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200010 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : abq.airport |
| State Reference | NM |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 16000 msl bound upper : 35000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zab.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 490043 |
| 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 indicator other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
At FL350 with engine and wing heat on, pressurization light came on. With cabin climbing and being unable to control it declared emergency and initiated emergency descent. Regained control of cabin pressure at 16000 ft and diverted to abq.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 IN CRUISE AT FL350 MADE AN EMER DSCNT TO 16000 FT DUE TO LOSS OF CABIN PRESSURE CAUSE UNKNOWN.
Narrative: AT FL350 WITH ENG AND WING HEAT ON, PRESSURIZATION LIGHT CAME ON. WITH CABIN CLBING AND BEING UNABLE TO CTL IT DECLARED EMER AND INITIATED EMER DSCNT. REGAINED CTL OF CABIN PRESSURE AT 16000 FT AND DIVERTED TO ABQ.
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.