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An EMB135 at 10000 ft diverted due to lack of cabin pressure indications on the EICAS display. No cabin altitude or rate. Just amber dashes in display.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 636618 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200411 |
| Day | Tue |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : rdu.airport |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | msl single value : 10000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Embraer Jet Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 636618 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eicas press display other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Lack of pressurization indications on EICAS. No cabin altitude, pressure difference, or cabin rate indications -- just amber dashes in those areas of the EICAS. Leveled at 10000 ft. Referred to aom. Called maintenance center. Called dispatch. Diverted to rdu, deplaned passenger into air carrier Y and proceeded to pit with no further incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN EMB135 AT 10000 FT DIVERTED DUE TO LACK OF CABIN PRESSURE INDICATIONS ON THE EICAS DISPLAY. NO CABIN ALT OR RATE. JUST AMBER DASHES IN DISPLAY.
Narrative: LACK OF PRESSURIZATION INDICATIONS ON EICAS. NO CABIN ALT, PRESSURE DIFFERENCE, OR CABIN RATE INDICATIONS -- JUST AMBER DASHES IN THOSE AREAS OF THE EICAS. LEVELED AT 10000 FT. REFERRED TO AOM. CALLED MAINT CTR. CALLED DISPATCH. DIVERTED TO RDU, DEPLANED PAX INTO ACR Y AND PROCEEDED TO PIT WITH NO 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.