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A B737 cabin altitude warning sounded during cruise at FL330 so the crew declared an emergency; descended to 10;000 ft and diverted to a nearby airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 956995 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201107 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| 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) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 190 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
Passing FL330 cabin altitude warning horn sounded as cabin reached 10;000 ft. Requested descent to lower altitude. Center cleared flight to FL240. Declared emergency and requested descent to 10;000 ft. Diverted to a nearby airport with no other problems.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737 Cabin Altitude Warning sounded during cruise at FL330 so the crew declared an emergency; descended to 10;000 FT and diverted to a nearby airport.
Narrative: Passing FL330 Cabin Altitude Warning Horn sounded as cabin reached 10;000 FT. Requested descent to lower altitude. Center cleared flight to FL240. Declared emergency and requested descent to 10;000 FT. Diverted to a nearby airport with no other problems.
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.