C560XL cabin failed to pressurize; resulting in an uneventful return to the departure airport.

Attributes
ACN	1074130
Time
Date	201303
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Citation Excel (C560XL)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Climb
Component
Aircraft Component	Pressurization System
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

On initial climb-out the cabin was climbing at 4;000 FPM. We leveled off at 5;000 and had ATC put us in a holding pattern. We communicated with our company and decided that the airplane wasn't pressurizing; and returned to [the airport] without further incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C560XL cabin failed to pressurize; resulting in an uneventful return to the departure airport.

Narrative: On initial climb-out the cabin was climbing at 4;000 FPM. We leveled off at 5;000 and had ATC put us in a holding pattern. We communicated with our company and decided that the airplane wasn't pressurizing; and returned to [the airport] without further incident.

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.