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An MD80 flight attendant reported that, during descent into cyul, she was notified by the captain that a decompression had occurred and that he wanted everyone seated immediately.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 602278 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200312 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : czul.artcc |
| State Reference | PQ |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : czul.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 1 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 34 flight attendant time total : 34 flight attendant time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 602278 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
We were in what seemed like a normal descent, when the captain said on PA to be seated immediately. He then called on interphone to tell us we were in a rapid descent due to a decompression and passing through 14000 ft. He wanted to know if oxygen masks had dropped. No, they had not. In a min or so, he called again to say we cleared 10000 ft and wanted to know cabin conditions (cold, fog, passenger, and flight attendant comfort). He made a PA telling everyone to stay seated and describing what was happening and what he was doing to keep the flight comfortable and that we could expect a normal landing and deplaning. We then talked to the captain again to report conditions at our exits. Tailcone seemed normal, but #4 in aft galley exit was experiencing air leaks, noisy, very cold and air blowing around. I would like to commend this captain for keeping us informed and his concern for flight attendants, passenger, and conditions of aircraft. I could not have been in better hands.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 FLT ATTENDANT RPTED THAT, DURING DSCNT INTO CYUL, SHE WAS NOTIFIED BY THE CAPT THAT A DECOMPRESSION HAD OCCURRED AND THAT HE WANTED EVERYONE SEATED IMMEDIATELY.
Narrative: WE WERE IN WHAT SEEMED LIKE A NORMAL DSCNT, WHEN THE CAPT SAID ON PA TO BE SEATED IMMEDIATELY. HE THEN CALLED ON INTERPHONE TO TELL US WE WERE IN A RAPID DSCNT DUE TO A DECOMPRESSION AND PASSING THROUGH 14000 FT. HE WANTED TO KNOW IF OXYGEN MASKS HAD DROPPED. NO, THEY HAD NOT. IN A MIN OR SO, HE CALLED AGAIN TO SAY WE CLRED 10000 FT AND WANTED TO KNOW CABIN CONDITIONS (COLD, FOG, PAX, AND FLT ATTENDANT COMFORT). HE MADE A PA TELLING EVERYONE TO STAY SEATED AND DESCRIBING WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND WHAT HE WAS DOING TO KEEP THE FLT COMFORTABLE AND THAT WE COULD EXPECT A NORMAL LNDG AND DEPLANING. WE THEN TALKED TO THE CAPT AGAIN TO RPT CONDITIONS AT OUR EXITS. TAILCONE SEEMED NORMAL, BUT #4 IN AFT GALLEY EXIT WAS EXPERIENCING AIR LEAKS, NOISY, VERY COLD AND AIR BLOWING AROUND. I WOULD LIKE TO COMMEND THIS CAPT FOR KEEPING US INFORMED AND HIS CONCERN FOR FLT ATTENDANTS, PAX, AND CONDITIONS OF ACFT. I COULD NOT HAVE BEEN IN BETTER HANDS.
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.