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B737-700 crew lost cabin pressurization on climb out of sea. The crew switched to the manual pressure controller to control the cabin pressurization. The crew landed at the nearest suitable airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 606640 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200401 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zse.artcc |
| State Reference | WA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 17000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zse.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| 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 | 606640 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : cabin differential pressure other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Climb out from sea, lost cabin pressurization at 17000 ft. Went to manual to regain control. Descended to 10000 ft, landed pdx for maintenance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-700 CREW LOST CABIN PRESSURIZATION ON CLBOUT OF SEA. THE CREW SWITCHED TO THE MANUAL PRESSURE CONTROLLER TO CTL THE CABIN PRESSURIZATION. THE CREW LANDED AT THE NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT.
Narrative: CLBOUT FROM SEA, LOST CABIN PRESSURIZATION AT 17000 FT. WENT TO MANUAL TO REGAIN CTL. DSNDED TO 10000 FT, LANDED PDX FOR MAINT.
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.