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Cabin attendant report, S80, ord-las. Pressurization problem. Oxygen masks did not drop automatically, pilot did it manually. Divert to den.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 490562 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200010 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zdv.artcc |
| State Reference | CO |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdv.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 6 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 1.2 flight attendant time total : 3.5 flight attendant time type : 70 |
| ASRS Report | 490562 |
| 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 | other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : cab #1 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
I began cleaning the galley area and felt a little dizzy and checked on the cockpit. They informed me of the cabin altitude light. I informed the other flight attendants to prepare for a possible decompression, as the captain had told me. By the time I had returned to cockpit, they were on oxygen. They asked if oxygen masks appeared in the cabin, I told them 'no,' so they manually dropped the masks. I then performed the decompression PA -- lights to bright. Checked on passenger, after cabin was stable per captain's announcement. Everyone was ok. The captain diverted to den with no further trouble.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, S80, ORD-LAS. PRESSURIZATION PROB. OXYGEN MASKS DID NOT DROP AUTOMATICALLY, PLT DID IT MANUALLY. DIVERT TO DEN.
Narrative: I BEGAN CLEANING THE GALLEY AREA AND FELT A LITTLE DIZZY AND CHKED ON THE COCKPIT. THEY INFORMED ME OF THE CABIN ALT LIGHT. I INFORMED THE OTHER FLT ATTENDANTS TO PREPARE FOR A POSSIBLE DECOMPRESSION, AS THE CAPT HAD TOLD ME. BY THE TIME I HAD RETURNED TO COCKPIT, THEY WERE ON OXYGEN. THEY ASKED IF OXYGEN MASKS APPEARED IN THE CABIN, I TOLD THEM 'NO,' SO THEY MANUALLY DROPPED THE MASKS. I THEN PERFORMED THE DECOMPRESSION PA -- LIGHTS TO BRIGHT. CHKED ON PAX, AFTER CABIN WAS STABLE PER CAPT'S ANNOUNCEMENT. EVERYONE WAS OK. THE CAPT DIVERTED TO DEN WITH NO FURTHER TROUBLE.
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.