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An E120 captain suddenly lost aircraft pressurization at 17000 ft, in the vicinity of albany, GA. He began a rapid descent to 10000 ft and then called ZTL.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 471468 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200005 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : aby.airport |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 17000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : ztl.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Brasilia EMB-120 All Series |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 6500 |
| ASRS Report | 471468 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Sudden loss of cabin pressure while cruising at 17000 ft. We immediately began a descent to 10000 ft, notified center a few moments later. Problem later determined to be a faulty door seal.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN E120 CAPT SUDDENLY LOST ACFT PRESSURIZATION AT 17000 FT, IN THE VICINITY OF ALBANY, GA. HE BEGAN A RAPID DSCNT TO 10000 FT AND THEN CALLED ZTL.
Narrative: SUDDEN LOSS OF CABIN PRESSURE WHILE CRUISING AT 17000 FT. WE IMMEDIATELY BEGAN A DSCNT TO 10000 FT, NOTIFIED CTR A FEW MOMENTS LATER. PROB LATER DETERMINED TO BE A FAULTY DOOR SEAL.
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.