B737-800 flight crew experienced pressurization failure during descent. Emergency was declared and f...

Attributes
ACN	842167
Time
Date	200906
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737-800
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Descent
Route In Use	STAR ZZZZZ Arrival
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Pressurization System
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Person 2
Function	Pilot Not Flying First Officer
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

Cruise flight level at FL350 with restriction to cross 60 NM south of the VOR at FL240 on the arrival. At approximately FL310 cabin warning horn sounded. Red box procedures were accomplished. An emergency was declared with descent to 10;000 ft. Landed without incident and wrote up the problem and debriefed mechanic at gate. First officer called operations and advised them of our problem and asked them to inform the company.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-800 flight crew experienced pressurization failure during descent. Emergency was declared and flight continued to destination for normal landing.

Narrative: Cruise flight level at FL350 with restriction to cross 60 NM south of the VOR at FL240 on the arrival. At approximately FL310 cabin warning horn sounded. Red box procedures were accomplished. An emergency was declared with descent to 10;000 FT. Landed without incident and wrote up the problem and debriefed mechanic at gate. First Officer called Operations and advised them of our problem and asked them to inform the company.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.