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Dash-8 flight crew report cabin pressurization loss during descent. Emergency is declared with normal landing at destination. Cargo door seal is found to have failed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 813751 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200811 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 23000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc tower : cyul.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Q400 NextGen |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 813751 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On descent into ZZZ at 23000 ft the aircraft had a loss of cabin pressurization. We declared emergency with center and initiated an emergency descent to 10000 ft. The captain flew the ILS and made a normal landing. Upon arrival at the gate; maintenance personnel noticed the aft cargo door seal was hanging loose.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DASH-8 FLIGHT CREW REPORT CABIN PRESSURIZATION LOSS DURING DESCENT. EMERGENCY IS DECLARED WITH NORMAL LANDING AT DESTINATION. CARGO DOOR SEAL IS FOUND TO HAVE FAILED.
Narrative: ON DSCNT INTO ZZZ AT 23000 FT THE ACFT HAD A LOSS OF CABIN PRESSURIZATION. WE DECLARED EMER WITH CTR AND INITIATED AN EMER DSCNT TO 10000 FT. THE CAPT FLEW THE ILS AND MADE A NORMAL LNDG. UPON ARR AT THE GATE; MAINT PERSONNEL NOTICED THE AFT CARGO DOOR SEAL WAS HANGING LOOSE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.