<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1017074, June 2012

King air captain experiences an explosive loss of cabin pressure climbing through 16;000 ft and initiates an emergency descent. ATC is notified and the flight diverts to a suitable airport.

Attributes
ACN	1017074
Time
Date	201206
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	King Air C90 E90
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Climb
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Pressurization System
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150 Flight Crew Total 3100 Flight Crew Type 400
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

In a normal climb; explosive loss of cabin pressure occurred between 16;000 to 18;000 ft MSL. I initiated an emergency descent; informed the center; and I leveled at 10;000 ft MSL. I diverted the flight to ZZZ for maintenance while continuously operating in VMC conditions; unpressurized.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: King air Captain experiences an explosive loss of cabin pressure climbing through 16;000 FT and initiates an emergency descent. ATC is notified and the flight diverts to a suitable airport.

Narrative: In a normal climb; explosive loss of cabin pressure occurred between 16;000 to 18;000 FT MSL. I initiated an emergency descent; informed the Center; and I leveled at 10;000 FT MSL. I diverted the flight to ZZZ for maintenance while continuously operating in VMC conditions; unpressurized.

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.