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B757 cabin crew notify and receive confirmation of pressurization component system failure on departure from koa, diverting to hnl while conducting an emergency fuel dump.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 568386 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200212 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hnl.airport |
| State Reference | HI |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zhn.artcc tower : fll.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 4 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 34 flight attendant time total : 34 flight attendant time type : 30 |
| ASRS Report | 568386 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other other : 2 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On takeoff, jumbling heard down center of aircraft from 2L/right to window exits. Flight attendant X rushed up to my jump seat to relate events to me. I had not heard or felt any of related events, so called captain and had flight attendant X describe events. Captain said aircraft was structurally sound and was possibly diverting to hnl and had to drop fuel. Said to be prepared for a 'just-in-case' emergency. Landed with no further incident. During our dumping fuel, we were in cabin trying to reassure passenger. Those seated at window exits were terrified and visibly shaking. We did turn on lights to reassure of no problems, but passenger were petrified. Deplaned passenger in hnl. Air duct burst and caused this.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757 CABIN CREW NOTIFY AND RECEIVE CONFIRMATION OF PRESSURIZATION COMPONENT SYS FAILURE ON DEP FROM KOA, DIVERTING TO HNL WHILE CONDUCTING AN EMER FUEL DUMP.
Narrative: ON TKOF, JUMBLING HEARD DOWN CTR OF ACFT FROM 2L/R TO WINDOW EXITS. FLT ATTENDANT X RUSHED UP TO MY JUMP SEAT TO RELATE EVENTS TO ME. I HAD NOT HEARD OR FELT ANY OF RELATED EVENTS, SO CALLED CAPT AND HAD FLT ATTENDANT X DESCRIBE EVENTS. CAPT SAID ACFT WAS STRUCTURALLY SOUND AND WAS POSSIBLY DIVERTING TO HNL AND HAD TO DROP FUEL. SAID TO BE PREPARED FOR A 'JUST-IN-CASE' EMER. LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. DURING OUR DUMPING FUEL, WE WERE IN CABIN TRYING TO REASSURE PAX. THOSE SEATED AT WINDOW EXITS WERE TERRIFIED AND VISIBLY SHAKING. WE DID TURN ON LIGHTS TO REASSURE OF NO PROBS, BUT PAX WERE PETRIFIED. DEPLANED PAX IN HNL. AIR DUCT BURST AND CAUSED THIS.
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.