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B737-500 crew lost cabin pressurization and made an emergency descent. Flight attendant observed smoke and strong odor in the rear galley.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 622198 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200211 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : oma.airport |
| State Reference | NE |
| Altitude | msl single value : 34000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zmp.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-500 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : vacating altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 3200 flight time total : 22000 |
| ASRS Report | 622198 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical cabin event other other anomaly other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : cabin alt warning horn other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
While climbing through FL340 cabin altitude horn sounded. Cabin altitude was climbing 1000 FPM. Notified ATC and began descent. Performed rapid decompression checklist and regained control of cabin in manual mode. Shortly thereafter flight attendant in aft galley reported smoke and strong odor in aft galley. I then declared an emergency and requested to land at nearest airport. Landed in oma without further incident. We were met on the ground by emergency equipment. Passenger were deplaned via forward airstair without incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-500 CREW LOST CABIN PRESSURIZATION AND MADE AN EMER DSCNT. FLT ATTENDANT OBSERVED SMOKE AND STRONG ODOR IN THE REAR GALLEY.
Narrative: WHILE CLBING THROUGH FL340 CABIN ALT HORN SOUNDED. CABIN ALT WAS CLBING 1000 FPM. NOTIFIED ATC AND BEGAN DSCNT. PERFORMED RAPID DECOMPRESSION CHKLIST AND REGAINED CTL OF CABIN IN MANUAL MODE. SHORTLY THEREAFTER FLT ATTENDANT IN AFT GALLEY RPTED SMOKE AND STRONG ODOR IN AFT GALLEY. I THEN DECLARED AN EMER AND REQUESTED TO LAND AT NEAREST ARPT. LANDED IN OMA WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. WE WERE MET ON THE GND BY EMER EQUIP. PAX WERE DEPLANED VIA FORWARD AIRSTAIR WITHOUT INCIDENT.
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.