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Flight crew of A300 unable to pressurize on takeoff from sju. Declared emergency and landed overweight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 581445 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200305 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sju.airport |
| State Reference | PR |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4500 msl bound upper : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : sju.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 581445 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : foreign |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : different pressure/indicator other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
After takeoff from sju passing 4500 ft pressurization lost. Leveled off 5000 ft, attempted control, seemed ok. Continued climb 10000 ft, leveled off. Continued troubleshooting. Pressurization system seemed to operate ok in all available modes but could not get differential pressure 1.8 psi. Returned sju, declared emergency due to overweight landing. Uneventful landing sju.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT CREW OF A300 UNABLE TO PRESSURIZE ON TKOF FROM SJU. DECLARED EMER AND LANDED OVERWT.
Narrative: AFTER TKOF FROM SJU PASSING 4500 FT PRESSURIZATION LOST. LEVELED OFF 5000 FT, ATTEMPTED CTL, SEEMED OK. CONTINUED CLB 10000 FT, LEVELED OFF. CONTINUED TROUBLESHOOTING. PRESSURIZATION SYS SEEMED TO OPERATE OK IN ALL AVAILABLE MODES BUT COULD NOT GET DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE 1.8 PSI. RETURNED SJU, DECLARED EMER DUE TO OVERWT LNDG. UNEVENTFUL LNDG SJU.
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.