MD80 failed to pressurize. It was reported by a flight attendant that there was damage to the fuselage near the galley door.

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Attributes
ACN	766712
Time
Date	200712
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 10300
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : zzz.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	climbout : vacating altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	766712
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : 2
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Company Aircraft Cabin Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

Climbing through 10000 ft MSL my ears started to pop and we got the cabin altitude warning. We notified ATC and returned back to 10000 ft MSL. At the same time the captain got a call from the #4 flight attendant stating there was a hole in the aircraft by the aft galley door. The captain made the decision to return immediately to ZZZ and I declared the emergency with ATC for the overweight landing. The descent; approach and landing was uneventful.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 FAILED TO PRESSURIZE. IT WAS REPORTED BY A FA THAT THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE NEAR THE GALLEY DOOR.

Narrative: CLBING THROUGH 10000 FT MSL MY EARS STARTED TO POP AND WE GOT THE CABIN ALT WARNING. WE NOTIFIED ATC AND RETURNED BACK TO 10000 FT MSL. AT THE SAME TIME THE CAPT GOT A CALL FROM THE #4 FLT ATTENDANT STATING THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE ACFT BY THE AFT GALLEY DOOR. THE CAPT MADE THE DECISION TO RETURN IMMEDIATELY TO ZZZ AND I DECLARED THE EMER WITH ATC FOR THE OVERWT LNDG. THE DSCNT; APCH AND LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL.

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.