MD82 captain during an emergency descent after loss of cabin pressurization; overspeed the aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	1008965
Time
Date	201205
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	MD-82
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Descent
Component
Aircraft Component	Pressurization System
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Speed All Types

Narrative:

During emergency descent after depressurization; I overspeed the aircraft by approximately 5 KTS.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD82 Captain during an emergency descent after loss of cabin pressurization; overspeed the aircraft.

Narrative: During emergency descent after depressurization; I overspeed the aircraft by approximately 5 KTS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.