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An air carrier flight crew of an unidentified aircraft type declared an emergency and returned to their foreign departure airport when the aircraft failed to pressurize.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 926096 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201012 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Pressurization System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
A problem occurred with pressurization that we were unable to correct. At approximately FL190 we got a cabin altitude warning and performed the red box immediate action items. We declared an emergency and returned to our departure airport for a normal smooth not overweight landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An air carrier flight crew of an unidentified aircraft type declared an emergency and returned to their foreign departure airport when the aircraft failed to pressurize.
Narrative: A problem occurred with pressurization that we were unable to correct. At approximately FL190 we got a cabin altitude warning and performed the red box immediate action items. We declared an emergency and returned to our departure airport for a normal smooth not overweight landing.
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.