Cabin pressurization failed and flight crew accomplished an emergency descent.

Attributes
ACN	308968
Time
Date	199507
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : rdu
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 29000 msl bound upper : 29000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : direct enroute other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 188 flight time total : 5100 flight time type : 2125
ASRS Report	308968
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	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

Narrative:

Cabin pressurization failed and an emergency descent was accomplished.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CABIN PRESSURIZATION FAILED AND FLC ACCOMPLISHED AN EMER DSCNT.

Narrative: CABIN PRESSURIZATION FAILED AND AN EMER DSCNT WAS ACCOMPLISHED.

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.