<< >> NASA ASRS Report 484860, September 2000

A B727-200 in climb at 17500 ft lost cabin pressurization, masks deployed and checklists accomplished with cabin pressure regained. Cause unknown.

Attributes
ACN	484860
Time
Date	200009
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : abq.airport
State Reference	NM
Altitude	msl single value : 17500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdv.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	climbout : vacating altitude
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 5700 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	484860
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 : cabin altitude indication other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : person 3
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

While climbing en route, aircraft cabin pressurization was lost. Passenger oxygen masks deployed automatically. Appropriate checklists were completed. Cabin pressurization was regained. Flight continued to destination uneventfully.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B727-200 IN CLB AT 17500 FT LOST CABIN PRESSURIZATION, MASKS DEPLOYED AND CHKLISTS ACCOMPLISHED WITH CABIN PRESSURE REGAINED. CAUSE UNKNOWN.

Narrative: WHILE CLBING ENRTE, ACFT CABIN PRESSURIZATION WAS LOST. PAX OXYGEN MASKS DEPLOYED AUTOMATICALLY. APPROPRIATE CHKLISTS WERE COMPLETED. CABIN PRESSURIZATION WAS REGAINED. FLT CONTINUED TO DEST UNEVENTFULLY.

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.