B727 flight crew return land after loss of cabin pressurization during climb to cruise altitude.

Attributes
ACN	503060
Time
Date	200112
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zfw.artcc
State Reference	TX
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zfw.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : vacating altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 16 flight attendant time total : 16 flight attendant time type : 98
ASRS Report	503060
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : cabin pressure indicator other flight crewa other other : 1
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

I (the #4 flight attendant) and the #2 flight attendant had served about 3 rows. The #2 flight attendant answered a call light toward the aft of the airplane. Then she was talking on the interphone. Shortly after that, we were told we were going back to dfw. Some people's ears were hurting. The aft of the airplane was very loud and very windy. We couldn't maintain cabin pressure. At my emergency exit, it was very windy and loud all during descent (on and off).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 FLC RETURN LAND AFTER LOSS OF CABIN PRESSURIZATION DURING CLB TO CRUISE ALT.

Narrative: I (THE #4 FLT ATTENDANT) AND THE #2 FLT ATTENDANT HAD SERVED ABOUT 3 ROWS. THE #2 FLT ATTENDANT ANSWERED A CALL LIGHT TOWARD THE AFT OF THE AIRPLANE. THEN SHE WAS TALKING ON THE INTERPHONE. SHORTLY AFTER THAT, WE WERE TOLD WE WERE GOING BACK TO DFW. SOME PEOPLE'S EARS WERE HURTING. THE AFT OF THE AIRPLANE WAS VERY LOUD AND VERY WINDY. WE COULDN'T MAINTAIN CABIN PRESSURE. AT MY EMER EXIT, IT WAS VERY WINDY AND LOUD ALL DURING DSCNT (ON AND OFF).

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.