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The PIC of a C551 loses cabin pressure, performs an emergency descent to 15000 ft, advises center that he is landing at ALS, co.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 555930 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200208 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : als.airport |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 15000 msl bound upper : 33000 |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Thunderstorm |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdv.artcc |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Citation II/SP |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level descent : intermediate altitude descent other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 5200 flight time type : 1300 |
| ASRS Report | 555930 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Cabin door seal deflated causing immediate loss of cabin pressure, donned masks, 100% had emergency descent to 15000 ft over alamosa airport (ALS), squawked 7700, 7600 then was able to contact ZDV to notify them of the nature of the emergency and intentions to land at ALS. When out of FL180, I canceled IFR, remained with center and landed uneventfully at ALS and notified ZDV that we were safe and sound on the ground at ALS.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE PIC OF A C551 LOSES CABIN PRESSURE, PERFORMS AN EMER DSCNT TO 15000 FT, ADVISES CTR THAT HE IS LNDG AT ALS, CO.
Narrative: CABIN DOOR SEAL DEFLATED CAUSING IMMEDIATE LOSS OF CABIN PRESSURE, DONNED MASKS, 100% HAD EMER DSCNT TO 15000 FT OVER ALAMOSA ARPT (ALS), SQUAWKED 7700, 7600 THEN WAS ABLE TO CONTACT ZDV TO NOTIFY THEM OF THE NATURE OF THE EMER AND INTENTIONS TO LAND AT ALS. WHEN OUT OF FL180, I CANCELED IFR, REMAINED WITH CTR AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY AT ALS AND NOTIFIED ZDV THAT WE WERE SAFE AND SOUND ON THE GND AT ALS.
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.