An MD80 lost pressurization while descending toward its destination. Oxygen masks deployed.

Attributes
ACN	634282
Time
Date	200410
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mci.airport
State Reference	MO
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mci.tracon
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 : approach descent : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 7
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 4.5 flight attendant time total : 4.5 flight attendant time type : 70
ASRS Report	634282
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

20 mins out from ZZZ1 the captain came on the PA requesting us to put on oxygen mask that they dropped from ceiling. We were at 24000 ft. Flight attendants put masks on and performed routine decompression procedure. We went down to 10000 ft. The captain called me and said we could take mask off. He would make PA. We continued to calm frightened passenger. We continued descending to 4000 ft and landed with no other problems.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 LOST PRESSURIZATION WHILE DSNDING TOWARD ITS DEST. OXYGEN MASKS DEPLOYED.

Narrative: 20 MINS OUT FROM ZZZ1 THE CAPT CAME ON THE PA REQUESTING US TO PUT ON OXYGEN MASK THAT THEY DROPPED FROM CEILING. WE WERE AT 24000 FT. FLT ATTENDANTS PUT MASKS ON AND PERFORMED ROUTINE DECOMPRESSION PROC. WE WENT DOWN TO 10000 FT. THE CAPT CALLED ME AND SAID WE COULD TAKE MASK OFF. HE WOULD MAKE PA. WE CONTINUED TO CALM FRIGHTENED PAX. WE CONTINUED DSNDING TO 4000 FT AND LANDED WITH NO OTHER PROBS.

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.