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A PA-31 lost pressurization at 15;000 ft; so the pilot declared an emergency and began a descent to 10;000 ft before ATC acknowledged because they were slow responding.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1020247 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201206 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-31T Cheyenne I |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Pressurization Control System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Total 2400 Flight Crew Type 300 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
Lost cabin pressurization at 15;000 ft. Announced my intentions to ATC to descend to 10;000 ft. Received no immediate response. I initiated my descent and reported again; 'emergency descent. Descending to 10;000 ft.' at 14;700 ft; ATC acknowledged my transmission and cleared my aircraft to 10;000 ft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PA-31 lost pressurization at 15;000 FT; so the pilot declared an emergency and began a descent to 10;000 FT before ATC acknowledged because they were slow responding.
Narrative: Lost cabin pressurization at 15;000 FT. Announced my intentions to ATC to descend to 10;000 FT. Received no immediate response. I initiated my descent and reported again; 'emergency descent. Descending to 10;000 FT.' At 14;700 FT; ATC acknowledged my transmission and cleared my aircraft to 10;000 FT.
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.