Aircraft returned to departure airport due to cabin pressure problem.

Attributes
ACN	263475
Time
Date	199402
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : eld
State Reference	AR
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 30000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zme
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time total : 20000
ASRS Report	263475
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Climbing through 30000 noticed cabin altitude had risen to approximately 7000 ft and cabin was climbing at a rate of 300 -350 FPM. Asked ATC to start descent and descended to 10000 ft. Made a 180 degrees turn and returned to iah at 10000 ft. ATC did a fine job in every phase. We asked for no special handling, and no emergency was declared.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT RETURNED TO DEP ARPT DUE TO CABIN PRESSURE PROB.

Narrative: CLBING THROUGH 30000 NOTICED CABIN ALT HAD RISEN TO APPROX 7000 FT AND CABIN WAS CLBING AT A RATE OF 300 -350 FPM. ASKED ATC TO START DSCNT AND DSNDED TO 10000 FT. MADE A 180 DEGS TURN AND RETURNED TO IAH AT 10000 FT. ATC DID A FINE JOB IN EVERY PHASE. WE ASKED FOR NO SPECIAL HANDLING, AND NO EMER WAS DECLARED.

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.