<< >> NASA ASRS Report 596889, October 2003

Return land mandated for an A300 flight crew when they are unable to maintain pressurization on their aircraft departing FL180 en route from ewr, nj.

Attributes
ACN	596889
Time
Date	200310
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zny.artcc
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl single value : 18000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	596889
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport other
Consequence	other other Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Company Aircraft
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

30 mi east of didle departure, FL180. Departed ewr for sju with equipment exhaust valve wired open per MEL. Unable to maintain cabin altitude and diverted to jfk for fix or another aircraft. Aircraft had arrived ewr the night before with this problem, but was not fixed. We arrived jfk, XB00 local. They had another aircraft available on arrival. It took 3 hours for the powers that be at jfk to determine that we should switch aircraft and get that aircraft loaded and ready to go. This almost caused me to be illegal for the return flight sju to ewr. The work ethic and attitude at the 2 nyc airports I fly from is deplorable. Someone needs to take charge and make some changes or I see company following the path of other defunct acrs.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RETURN LAND MANDATED FOR AN A300 FLT CREW WHEN THEY ARE UNABLE TO MAINTAIN PRESSURIZATION ON THEIR ACFT DEPARTING FL180 ENRTE FROM EWR, NJ.

Narrative: 30 MI E OF DIDLE DEP, FL180. DEPARTED EWR FOR SJU WITH EQUIP EXHAUST VALVE WIRED OPEN PER MEL. UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CABIN ALT AND DIVERTED TO JFK FOR FIX OR ANOTHER ACFT. ACFT HAD ARRIVED EWR THE NIGHT BEFORE WITH THIS PROB, BUT WAS NOT FIXED. WE ARRIVED JFK, XB00 LCL. THEY HAD ANOTHER ACFT AVAILABLE ON ARR. IT TOOK 3 HRS FOR THE POWERS THAT BE AT JFK TO DETERMINE THAT WE SHOULD SWITCH ACFT AND GET THAT ACFT LOADED AND READY TO GO. THIS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO BE ILLEGAL FOR THE RETURN FLT SJU TO EWR. THE WORK ETHIC AND ATTITUDE AT THE 2 NYC ARPTS I FLY FROM IS DEPLORABLE. SOMEONE NEEDS TO TAKE CHARGE AND MAKE SOME CHANGES OR I SEE COMPANY FOLLOWING THE PATH OF OTHER DEFUNCT ACRS.

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.