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A C525 lost pressurization at FL410; so the single pilot declared an emergency and descended to 10;000 ft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1132766 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201311 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Citationjet (C525/C526) - CJ I / II / III / IV |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Pressurization System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 50 Flight Crew Total 6700 Flight Crew Type 5100 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
Cruising at FL410; sudden sound of air and loss of pressurization. Called center to declare an emergency and given FL210. Told them I would need emergency descent. All seemed carried out without problem. (I had immediately followed the well trained drills of emergency descent.) requested and given altitude of 10;000 ft to complete flight without problem.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C525 lost pressurization at FL410; so the single pilot declared an emergency and descended to 10;000 FT.
Narrative: Cruising at FL410; sudden sound of air and loss of pressurization. Called Center to declare an emergency and given FL210. Told them I would need emergency descent. All seemed carried out without problem. (I had immediately followed the well trained drills of emergency descent.) Requested and given altitude of 10;000 FT to complete flight without problem.
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.