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Emj flight crew experiences pressurization malfunction on climb out, corrects the problem after calling maintenance control, and returns to departure airport to replenish fuel.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 632266 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200409 |
| Day | Mon |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : stl.airport |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 8000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : t75.tracon tower : iad.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Embraer Jet Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| 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 |
| ASRS Report | 632266 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
After takeoff the first officer noticed that we didn't have pressurization indications on the EICAS. We leveled at 8000 ft and ATC descended us to 7000 ft. After trying to troubleshoot the problem we contacted our dispatcher and he patched us to maintenance center, told them the problem, what we tried to troubleshoot and they told us to reset circuit breaker B8, which corrected the problem. We had been overflying the stl area, and after recalculating the fuel it was decided and agreed that I would return to stl for more fuel, since it would have been very tight with what I had on board.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: EMJ FLT CREW EXPERIENCES PRESSURIZATION MALFUNCTION ON CLBOUT, CORRECTS THE PROB AFTER CALLING MAINT CTL, AND RETURNS TO DEP ARPT TO REPLENISH FUEL.
Narrative: AFTER TKOF THE FO NOTICED THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE PRESSURIZATION INDICATIONS ON THE EICAS. WE LEVELED AT 8000 FT AND ATC DSNDED US TO 7000 FT. AFTER TRYING TO TROUBLESHOOT THE PROB WE CONTACTED OUR DISPATCHER AND HE PATCHED US TO MAINT CTR, TOLD THEM THE PROB, WHAT WE TRIED TO TROUBLESHOOT AND THEY TOLD US TO RESET CIRCUIT BREAKER B8, WHICH CORRECTED THE PROB. WE HAD BEEN OVERFLYING THE STL AREA, AND AFTER RECALCULATING THE FUEL IT WAS DECIDED AND AGREED THAT I WOULD RETURN TO STL FOR MORE FUEL, SINCE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY TIGHT WITH WHAT I HAD ON BOARD.
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.