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Following a return to their departure airport due to the failure of the aircraft to pressurize the flight crew of a B757-200 discovered scrapes and a blown out panel on the aft lower fuselage.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1102412 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201307 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Fuselage Panel |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft |
Narrative:
After normal takeoff during climb through about 11;000 we heard and felt a pressurization bump. Cabin altitude was climbing and approaching 10;000. We leveled near 14;000 MSL; and then executed a descent back to 10;000 MSL. [We] received cabin altitude alert while leveling at 10;000. Complied with QRH; contacted operations and decided to return to our departure airport. On post flight I noted a ruptured panel and scrape on underside of rear fuselage.I think I missed the damage on preflight. I think the damage on post flight was probably more evident than the preflight due to panel that may have ruptured during flight hanging down/not flush.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Following a return to their departure airport due to the failure of the aircraft to pressurize the flight crew of a B757-200 discovered scrapes and a blown out panel on the aft lower fuselage.
Narrative: After normal takeoff during climb through about 11;000 we heard and felt a pressurization bump. Cabin altitude was climbing and approaching 10;000. We leveled near 14;000 MSL; and then executed a descent back to 10;000 MSL. [We] received Cabin Altitude alert while leveling at 10;000. Complied with QRH; contacted Operations and decided to return to our departure airport. On post flight I noted a ruptured panel and scrape on underside of rear fuselage.I think I missed the damage on preflight. I think the damage on post flight was probably more evident than the preflight due to panel that may have ruptured during flight hanging down/not flush.
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.