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An air carrier flight arrives at the gate with the cabin still pressurized, well below the airport altitude at abq, NM.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 508040 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200104 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : abq.airport |
| State Reference | NM |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 508040 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : overrode automation flight crew : became reoriented |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Flight from mci-abq uneventful. During descent, I looked at pressurization panel and verified the cabin was descending. After arrival at gate, we discovered the aircraft was still pressurized. Elevation at abq is approximately 5300 ft, and when I looked after arrival, the cabin was climbing through approximately 3500 ft. I manually opened the outflow valve, and the cabin depressurized in 30-60 seconds. We later concluded that my first officer had set the pressurization panel up incorrectly, and I did not catch his error. From now on, when I do my 'descent flow,' I will not only verify that the cabin is descending, but also what altitude it is descending to. I am the first to admit that I am far from perfect, but it seems that most of the 'potential problems' I have been involved with were because my crew member made an error, and I failed to catch it. I feel that it is my responsibility to catch these errors, but there is so much to check!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR FLT ARRIVES AT THE GATE WITH THE CABIN STILL PRESSURIZED, WELL BELOW THE ARPT ALT AT ABQ, NM.
Narrative: FLT FROM MCI-ABQ UNEVENTFUL. DURING DSCNT, I LOOKED AT PRESSURIZATION PANEL AND VERIFIED THE CABIN WAS DSNDING. AFTER ARR AT GATE, WE DISCOVERED THE ACFT WAS STILL PRESSURIZED. ELEVATION AT ABQ IS APPROX 5300 FT, AND WHEN I LOOKED AFTER ARR, THE CABIN WAS CLBING THROUGH APPROX 3500 FT. I MANUALLY OPENED THE OUTFLOW VALVE, AND THE CABIN DEPRESSURIZED IN 30-60 SECONDS. WE LATER CONCLUDED THAT MY FO HAD SET THE PRESSURIZATION PANEL UP INCORRECTLY, AND I DID NOT CATCH HIS ERROR. FROM NOW ON, WHEN I DO MY 'DSCNT FLOW,' I WILL NOT ONLY VERIFY THAT THE CABIN IS DSNDING, BUT ALSO WHAT ALT IT IS DSNDING TO. I AM THE FIRST TO ADMIT THAT I AM FAR FROM PERFECT, BUT IT SEEMS THAT MOST OF THE 'POTENTIAL PROBS' I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH WERE BECAUSE MY CREW MEMBER MADE AN ERROR, AND I FAILED TO CATCH IT. I FEEL THAT IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO CATCH THESE ERRORS, BUT THERE IS SO MUCH TO CHK!
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.