Flight crew of an medium large transport declared an emergency for a rapid descent due to a loss of cabin pressurization and diverted to land.

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Attributes
ACN	301421
Time
Date	199504
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : tul
State Reference	OK
Altitude	msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 35000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zfw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 6200 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	301521
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

At FL350, the red 'cabin pressure' light illuminated on the annunciator panel. The cabin altitude was at 10000 ft and climbing. We requested a descent and initiated emergency procedures for a cabin pressure warning. ZFW was very helpful by clearing us to lower altitudes. Center informed us of arrival delays at our destination, dfw. We changed our destination to okc and center quickly responded by vectoring us in that direction. As we descended through 15000 ft the cabin pressure came with us. The approach and landing at okc were uneventful.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN MLG DECLARED AN EMER FOR A RAPID DSCNT DUE TO A LOSS OF CABIN PRESSURIZATION AND DIVERTED TO LAND.

Narrative: AT FL350, THE RED 'CABIN PRESSURE' LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE ANNUNCIATOR PANEL. THE CABIN ALT WAS AT 10000 FT AND CLBING. WE REQUESTED A DSCNT AND INITIATED EMER PROCS FOR A CABIN PRESSURE WARNING. ZFW WAS VERY HELPFUL BY CLRING US TO LOWER ALTS. CTR INFORMED US OF ARR DELAYS AT OUR DEST, DFW. WE CHANGED OUR DEST TO OKC AND CTR QUICKLY RESPONDED BY VECTORING US IN THAT DIRECTION. AS WE DSNDED THROUGH 15000 FT THE CABIN PRESSURE CAME WITH US. THE APCH AND LNDG AT OKC WERE UNEVENTFUL.

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.