 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
Air carrier large transport unable stop rapid cabin climb, declared emergency, made emergency descent.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 84164 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198803 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : pdx |
| State Reference | OR |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 31000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zse |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| ASRS Report | 84164 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : overcame equipment problem other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Cruising FL310 oak direct sea (100 NM south pdx), cabin pressure started rapid climb. Unable to control. Requested descent clearance. Cabin rate increased, declared emergency, descended to 10000'. Continued to sea, landed normally with 8000 pounds of fuel at blocks.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR LGT UNABLE STOP RAPID CABIN CLIMB, DECLARED EMERGENCY, MADE EMERGENCY DESCENT.
Narrative: CRUISING FL310 OAK DIRECT SEA (100 NM S PDX), CABIN PRESSURE STARTED RAPID CLB. UNABLE TO CTL. REQUESTED DSCNT CLRNC. CABIN RATE INCREASED, DECLARED EMER, DSNDED TO 10000'. CONTINUED TO SEA, LANDED NORMALLY WITH 8000 LBS OF FUEL AT BLOCKS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.