Emb-145 captain is informed by his first officer that the cabin is climbing slowly. The QRH is compl...

Attributes
ACN	1120158
Time
Date	201310
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 145 ER/LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Cargo Door
Person 1
Function	Pilot Not Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

We were flying at FL310 when the pilot flying noticed the cabin altitude climbing at around 100 feet per minute. We watched it as we ran the QRH. During the course of this time the altitude kept creeping up and we started an emergency descent. The cabin reached an altitude of 14;600 and the masks dropped. Once we were down to 10;000 feet the cabin started to pressurize back to the schedule. After pulling up to the gate maintenance came on board and told us that a two foot piece of the bag door seal had been blown out.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMB-145 Captain is informed by his First Officer that the cabin is climbing slowly. The QRH is complied with and an emergency descent is initiated. The cabin altitude reaches 14;600 during the descent and the masks drop. Maintenance discovers a failed baggage door seal.

Narrative: We were flying at FL310 when the Pilot Flying noticed the cabin altitude climbing at around 100 feet per minute. We watched it as we ran the QRH. During the course of this time the altitude kept creeping up and we started an emergency descent. The cabin reached an altitude of 14;600 and the masks dropped. Once we were down to 10;000 feet the cabin started to pressurize back to the schedule. After pulling up to the gate Maintenance came on board and told us that a two foot piece of the bag door seal had been blown out.

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.

Emb-145 captain is informed by his first officer that the cabin is climbing slowly. The QRH is complied with and an emergency descent is initiated. The cabin altitude reaches 14;600 during the descent and the masks drop. Maintenance discovers a failed baggage door seal.