Narrative:

During climb, passing through FL330, we lost cabin pressure. Performed the emergency checklist but could not control the cabin. We declared an emergency with ATC, descended to 10000 ft and returned to ZZZ. We received no reports of any passenger injuries. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the cause of the pressurization failure was the water separators were iced up due to the 35 degree valves not modulating to open. The reporter said both valves had failed closed.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B727-200 CLBING THROUGH FL330 DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED DUE TO UNABLE TO PRESSURIZE THE CABIN. CAUSED BY 35 DEG VALVE FAILURE.

Narrative: DURING CLB, PASSING THROUGH FL330, WE LOST CABIN PRESSURE. PERFORMED THE EMER CHKLIST BUT COULD NOT CTL THE CABIN. WE DECLARED AN EMER WITH ATC, DSNDED TO 10000 FT AND RETURNED TO ZZZ. WE RECEIVED NO RPTS OF ANY PAX INJURIES. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE CAUSE OF THE PRESSURIZATION FAILURE WAS THE WATER SEPARATORS WERE ICED UP DUE TO THE 35 DEG VALVES NOT MODULATING TO OPEN. THE RPTR SAID BOTH VALVES HAD FAILED CLOSED.

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.