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An MD80 crew reports declaring an emergency and descending following a pressurization loss due to a failed duct in the aircraft's tail.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 742998 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200706 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 36000 |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Rain Ice |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc tower : msp.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | climbout : vacating altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| ASRS Report | 742998 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 743004 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Pressurization flow light came on from a failed duct in the tail of the aircraft. Started losing pressurization; declared an emergency and descended to 10000 ft. Did not take priority handling since we started the arrival and we had everything under control. Never deployed oxygen.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 CREW REPORTS DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND DESCENDING FOLLOWING A PRESSURIZATION LOSS DUE TO A FAILED DUCT IN THE ACFT'S TAIL.
Narrative: PRESSURIZATION FLOW LIGHT CAME ON FROM A FAILED DUCT IN THE TAIL OF THE ACFT. STARTED LOSING PRESSURIZATION; DECLARED AN EMER AND DSNDED TO 10000 FT. DID NOT TAKE PRIORITY HANDLING SINCE WE STARTED THE ARR AND WE HAD EVERYTHING UNDER CTL. NEVER DEPLOYED OXYGEN.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.