 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
A B737-300 crew reported that the cabin pressurization warning horn sounded, causing an emergency descent in ZJX's airspace.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 589522 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200308 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : cew.vortac |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl single value : 37000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zjx.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 6000 |
| ASRS Report | 589522 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 8000 |
| ASRS Report | 589521 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : pressurization warning horn other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : regained aircraft control flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Cabin pressurization warning horn sounded in cruise at FL370. Captain declared emergency with ATC and obtained clearance to descend to 10000 ft. Cabin altitude was 10000 ft and climbing slowly. First officer began rapid descent. Captain accomplished checklists, attendant notification and PA. Passing FL290 cabin altitude had recovered to approximately 5000 ft. Captain obtained clearance to level at 17000 ft. Flight proceeded to destination without further incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-300 CREW RPTED THAT THE CABIN PRESSURIZATION WARNING HORN SOUNDED, CAUSING AN EMER DSCNT IN ZJX'S AIRSPACE.
Narrative: CABIN PRESSURIZATION WARNING HORN SOUNDED IN CRUISE AT FL370. CAPT DECLARED EMER WITH ATC AND OBTAINED CLRNC TO DSND TO 10000 FT. CABIN ALT WAS 10000 FT AND CLBING SLOWLY. FO BEGAN RAPID DSCNT. CAPT ACCOMPLISHED CHKLISTS, ATTENDANT NOTIFICATION AND PA. PASSING FL290 CABIN ALT HAD RECOVERED TO APPROX 5000 FT. CAPT OBTAINED CLRNC TO LEVEL AT 17000 FT. FLT PROCEEDED TO DEST WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.
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.