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A DC9-31 performs an emergency descent and diversion when they lose cabin pressure. ZTL controller gives off course vectors in aiding descent. 1 passenger and 1 flight attendant treated by emt personnel.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 404326 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199806 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : gso |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : ztl |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 30 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent other other other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors enroute airway : ztl |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 404326 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 12800 flight time type : 3700 |
| ASRS Report | 404316 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| 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 other |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Cabin pressure light illuminated. Precautionary descent requested and accomplished while abnormal procedure was run. Cabin altitude continued to climb and rapid depressurization emergency procedure was complied with while an emergency was declared. Flight diverted to gso. Off course vectoring was provided by ARTCC during descent to provide traffic separation. Uneventful landing conducted. 1 flight attendant and 1 passenger were attended to by emt's on arrival.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DC9-31 PERFORMS AN EMER DSCNT AND DIVERSION WHEN THEY LOSE CABIN PRESSURE. ZTL CTLR GIVES OFF COURSE VECTORS IN AIDING DSCNT. 1 PAX AND 1 FLT ATTENDANT TREATED BY EMT PERSONNEL.
Narrative: CABIN PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PRECAUTIONARY DSCNT REQUESTED AND ACCOMPLISHED WHILE ABNORMAL PROC WAS RUN. CABIN ALT CONTINUED TO CLB AND RAPID DEPRESSURIZATION EMER PROC WAS COMPLIED WITH WHILE AN EMER WAS DECLARED. FLT DIVERTED TO GSO. OFF COURSE VECTORING WAS PROVIDED BY ARTCC DURING DSCNT TO PROVIDE TFC SEPARATION. UNEVENTFUL LNDG CONDUCTED. 1 FLT ATTENDANT AND 1 PAX WERE ATTENDED TO BY EMT'S ON ARR.
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.