A B757 flight attendant reported that during a flight from mbj to mia the captain made an emergency ...

Attributes
ACN	622641
Time
Date	200406
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mia.airport
State Reference	FL
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma.artcc tracon : mia.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : vacating altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 7 flight attendant time total : 7
ASRS Report	622641
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : fai
Resolutory Action	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Smelled like when the heat of cabin comes on. I called the captain to let him know. He said he would get back to me. When he called, he told us to make sure everybody was buckled up and for us to take our seats. There was a problem with pressurization of cabin. We noticed we were losing altitude rapidly and then the oxygen masks came down. We instructed everybody to put masks on and stay on oxygen until advised. I got up from my jumpseat and went from seat to seat to make sure everybody was on oxygen, going from mask to mask. I came back to my seat and captain told us we could take oxygen off. We landed far from airport because, besides the smell from canisters from deployment of masks, there was an electrical smell. So. Fire department checked the aircraft outside, then we pulled in and deplaned. Paramedics were waiting for passenger and crew. One of the flight attendant's ears was blocked and she was in pain. Some passenger complained of ear trouble and pain. We were ok through this event, but then we were shaking and nervous.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757 FLT ATTENDANT RPTED THAT DURING A FLT FROM MBJ TO MIA THE CAPT MADE AN EMER DSCNT DUE TO PRESSURIZATION FAILURE AND THE PRESENCE OF FUMES.

Narrative: SMELLED LIKE WHEN THE HEAT OF CABIN COMES ON. I CALLED THE CAPT TO LET HIM KNOW. HE SAID HE WOULD GET BACK TO ME. WHEN HE CALLED, HE TOLD US TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY WAS BUCKLED UP AND FOR US TO TAKE OUR SEATS. THERE WAS A PROB WITH PRESSURIZATION OF CABIN. WE NOTICED WE WERE LOSING ALT RAPIDLY AND THEN THE OXYGEN MASKS CAME DOWN. WE INSTRUCTED EVERYBODY TO PUT MASKS ON AND STAY ON OXYGEN UNTIL ADVISED. I GOT UP FROM MY JUMPSEAT AND WENT FROM SEAT TO SEAT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY WAS ON OXYGEN, GOING FROM MASK TO MASK. I CAME BACK TO MY SEAT AND CAPT TOLD US WE COULD TAKE OXYGEN OFF. WE LANDED FAR FROM ARPT BECAUSE, BESIDES THE SMELL FROM CANISTERS FROM DEPLOYMENT OF MASKS, THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SMELL. SO. FIRE DEPT CHKED THE ACFT OUTSIDE, THEN WE PULLED IN AND DEPLANED. PARAMEDICS WERE WAITING FOR PAX AND CREW. ONE OF THE FLT ATTENDANT'S EARS WAS BLOCKED AND SHE WAS IN PAIN. SOME PAX COMPLAINED OF EAR TROUBLE AND PAIN. WE WERE OK THROUGH THIS EVENT, BUT THEN WE WERE SHAKING AND NERVOUS.

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.

A B757 flight attendant reported that during a flight from mbj to mia the captain made an emergency descent due to pressurization failure and the presence of fumes.