B757 diverts to nearest airport after suffering a decompression during climb out.

Attributes
ACN	744359
Time
Date	200706
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zzz.tracon
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : zzz.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude ground : maintenance
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 4
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 18 flight attendant time total : 18
ASRS Report	744359
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

About 10 mins after takeoff the captain made the 1ST chime. I did my PA and got out of my jump seat to start my service. There was a sudden drop -- I thought we were experiencing turbulence since there had been WX in the area. I took may jump seat and seconds later the oxygen masks dropped. I got a call from a flight attendant in main cabin and she asked if we were having a decompression. I looked into the cabin and saw all the masks dropped and passenger putting on their masks. I made the decompression PA; turned the lights to bright; and then called the cockpit. The captain answered after a few seconds and asked if the masks dropped -- I said yes and the captain said stay on the masks we may be landing in ZZZ1. I went out in the cabin where the other flight attendants were assisting passenger and relayed the message. The captain called back and then said we were landing in ZZZ1 in 15 mins and we could take off the masks. He made a PA to the passenger. We started to get the cabin ready for landing when the captain called back and said we were too heavy and were going to burn fuel for 30 mins (he also was going to lower the landing gear and the flaps to help burn fuel). He made a PA to let the passenger know. We landed without incident. There were no injuries to passenger or crew. We were met by the agent; mechanics and ZZZ1 flight safety manager.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 DIVERTS TO NEAREST ARPT AFTER SUFFERING A DECOMPRESSION DURING CLIMB OUT.

Narrative: ABOUT 10 MINS AFTER TKOF THE CAPT MADE THE 1ST CHIME. I DID MY PA AND GOT OUT OF MY JUMP SEAT TO START MY SVC. THERE WAS A SUDDEN DROP -- I THOUGHT WE WERE EXPERIENCING TURB SINCE THERE HAD BEEN WX IN THE AREA. I TOOK MAY JUMP SEAT AND SECONDS LATER THE OXYGEN MASKS DROPPED. I GOT A CALL FROM A FLT ATTENDANT IN MAIN CABIN AND SHE ASKED IF WE WERE HAVING A DECOMPRESSION. I LOOKED INTO THE CABIN AND SAW ALL THE MASKS DROPPED AND PAX PUTTING ON THEIR MASKS. I MADE THE DECOMPRESSION PA; TURNED THE LIGHTS TO BRIGHT; AND THEN CALLED THE COCKPIT. THE CAPT ANSWERED AFTER A FEW SECONDS AND ASKED IF THE MASKS DROPPED -- I SAID YES AND THE CAPT SAID STAY ON THE MASKS WE MAY BE LNDG IN ZZZ1. I WENT OUT IN THE CABIN WHERE THE OTHER FLT ATTENDANTS WERE ASSISTING PAX AND RELAYED THE MESSAGE. THE CAPT CALLED BACK AND THEN SAID WE WERE LNDG IN ZZZ1 IN 15 MINS AND WE COULD TAKE OFF THE MASKS. HE MADE A PA TO THE PAX. WE STARTED TO GET THE CABIN READY FOR LNDG WHEN THE CAPT CALLED BACK AND SAID WE WERE TOO HVY AND WERE GOING TO BURN FUEL FOR 30 MINS (HE ALSO WAS GOING TO LOWER THE LNDG GEAR AND THE FLAPS TO HELP BURN FUEL). HE MADE A PA TO LET THE PAX KNOW. WE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO PAX OR CREW. WE WERE MET BY THE AGENT; MECHS AND ZZZ1 FLT SAFETY MANAGER.

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.