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Atx small transport jet aircraft lost all aircraft cabin pressurization at extremely high cruise altitude resulting in an ATC request for an immediate lower altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 235753 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199303 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : atl |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 41000 msl bound upper : 41000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : ztl tracon : slc |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 1800 |
| ASRS Report | 235753 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
The cabin pressure started up and could not be brought down. We requested and were given a lower altitude. The problem was a pressurization circuit breaker out.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ATX SMT JET ACFT LOST ALL ACFT CABIN PRESSURIZATION AT EXTREMELY HIGH CRUISE ALT RESULTING IN AN ATC REQUEST FOR AN IMMEDIATE LOWER ALT.
Narrative: THE CABIN PRESSURE STARTED UP AND COULD NOT BE BROUGHT DOWN. WE REQUESTED AND WERE GIVEN A LOWER ALT. THE PROB WAS A PRESSURIZATION CIRCUIT BREAKER OUT.
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.