An air carrier flight arrives at the gate with the cabin still pressurized, well below the airport a...

Attributes
ACN	508040
Time
Date	200104
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : abq.airport
State Reference	NM
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
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 : 9000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	508040
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : overrode automation flight crew : became reoriented
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Flight from mci-abq uneventful. During descent, I looked at pressurization panel and verified the cabin was descending. After arrival at gate, we discovered the aircraft was still pressurized. Elevation at abq is approximately 5300 ft, and when I looked after arrival, the cabin was climbing through approximately 3500 ft. I manually opened the outflow valve, and the cabin depressurized in 30-60 seconds. We later concluded that my first officer had set the pressurization panel up incorrectly, and I did not catch his error. From now on, when I do my 'descent flow,' I will not only verify that the cabin is descending, but also what altitude it is descending to. I am the first to admit that I am far from perfect, but it seems that most of the 'potential problems' I have been involved with were because my crew member made an error, and I failed to catch it. I feel that it is my responsibility to catch these errors, but there is so much to check!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR FLT ARRIVES AT THE GATE WITH THE CABIN STILL PRESSURIZED, WELL BELOW THE ARPT ALT AT ABQ, NM.

Narrative: FLT FROM MCI-ABQ UNEVENTFUL. DURING DSCNT, I LOOKED AT PRESSURIZATION PANEL AND VERIFIED THE CABIN WAS DSNDING. AFTER ARR AT GATE, WE DISCOVERED THE ACFT WAS STILL PRESSURIZED. ELEVATION AT ABQ IS APPROX 5300 FT, AND WHEN I LOOKED AFTER ARR, THE CABIN WAS CLBING THROUGH APPROX 3500 FT. I MANUALLY OPENED THE OUTFLOW VALVE, AND THE CABIN DEPRESSURIZED IN 30-60 SECONDS. WE LATER CONCLUDED THAT MY FO HAD SET THE PRESSURIZATION PANEL UP INCORRECTLY, AND I DID NOT CATCH HIS ERROR. FROM NOW ON, WHEN I DO MY 'DSCNT FLOW,' I WILL NOT ONLY VERIFY THAT THE CABIN IS DSNDING, BUT ALSO WHAT ALT IT IS DSNDING TO. I AM THE FIRST TO ADMIT THAT I AM FAR FROM PERFECT, BUT IT SEEMS THAT MOST OF THE 'POTENTIAL PROBS' I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH WERE BECAUSE MY CREW MEMBER MADE AN ERROR, AND I FAILED TO CATCH IT. I FEEL THAT IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO CATCH THESE ERRORS, BUT THERE IS SO MUCH TO CHK!

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.

An air carrier flight arrives at the gate with the cabin still pressurized, well below the airport altitude at abq, NM.