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Air carrier widebody transport aircraft's cabin pressurization malfunctioned at takeoff from high altitude airport causing passenger oxygen mask to drop.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 212662 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199206 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lpb |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 15000 msl bound upper : 15000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : lpb |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : takeoff climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 1400 |
| ASRS Report | 212662 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 16800 flight time type : 360 |
| ASRS Report | 212672 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
After takeoff, operated pressurization control in manual. Shortly thereafter, got cabin altitude warning. Passenger masks deployed. Regained control of cabin pressure. No further problems.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR WDB ACFT'S CABIN PRESSURIZATION MALFUNCTIONED AT TKOF FROM HIGH ALT ARPT CAUSING PAX OXYGEN MASK TO DROP.
Narrative: AFTER TKOF, OPERATED PRESSURIZATION CTL IN MANUAL. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, GOT CABIN ALT WARNING. PAX MASKS DEPLOYED. REGAINED CTL OF CABIN PRESSURE. NO FURTHER PROBLEMS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.