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A DC9 crew, in cruise at FL290, experienced a rapid decompression, spawning an emergency descent to 5000 ft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 552972 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200207 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ind.airport |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | msl single value : 29000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zau.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| 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 : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15600 flight time type : 6000 |
| ASRS Report | 552972 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
At FL290 had rapid decompression of aircraft. Oxygen masks were put on. Emergency descent was started. Emergency was declared with ATC. All emergency checklists completed. Aircraft was descended to 5000 ft AGL. Cabin altitude reached FL240. No passenger injuries. First officer flew the aircraft, captain ran checklists and worked with flight attendants.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DC9 CREW, IN CRUISE AT FL290, EXPERIENCED A RAPID DECOMPRESSION, SPAWNING AN EMER DSCNT TO 5000 FT.
Narrative: AT FL290 HAD RAPID DECOMPRESSION OF ACFT. OXYGEN MASKS WERE PUT ON. EMER DSCNT WAS STARTED. EMER WAS DECLARED WITH ATC. ALL EMER CHKLISTS COMPLETED. ACFT WAS DSNDED TO 5000 FT AGL. CABIN ALT REACHED FL240. NO PAX INJURIES. FO FLEW THE ACFT, CAPT RAN CHKLISTS AND WORKED WITH FLT ATTENDANTS.
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.