Air carrier crew declares emergency and diverts to land after experiencing loss of pressurization in...

Attributes
ACN	430782
Time
Date	199903
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mco.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 31000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx.artcc tower : tcl.tower
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 : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 17500 flight time type : 3700
ASRS Report	430782
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : cab flow light other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Flight from rsw to pit. After intermediate leveloff we received climb clearance to FL330. Climbing through FL310, cabin flow light illuminated and cabin began to climb at 1500-1800 FPM. Cabin could not be controled either in automatic or manual. We advised ATC. They issued a descent to FL240 then to FL190. We needed a lower altitude. Declared emergency with ZJX and descended to 10000 ft. We were 20-30 mi from mco. We diverted to mco and made an uneventful overweight landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR CREW DECLARES EMER AND DIVERTS TO LAND AFTER EXPERIENCING LOSS OF PRESSURIZATION IN ZJX AIRSPACE.

Narrative: FLT FROM RSW TO PIT. AFTER INTERMEDIATE LEVELOFF WE RECEIVED CLB CLRNC TO FL330. CLBING THROUGH FL310, CABIN FLOW LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND CABIN BEGAN TO CLB AT 1500-1800 FPM. CABIN COULD NOT BE CTLED EITHER IN AUTO OR MANUAL. WE ADVISED ATC. THEY ISSUED A DSCNT TO FL240 THEN TO FL190. WE NEEDED A LOWER ALT. DECLARED EMER WITH ZJX AND DSNDED TO 10000 FT. WE WERE 20-30 MI FROM MCO. WE DIVERTED TO MCO AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL OVERWT LNDG.

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.

Air carrier crew declares emergency and diverts to land after experiencing loss of pressurization in ZJX airspace.