B737-300 flight crew has loss of pressurization; declares emergency and lands.

Attributes
ACN	726660
Time
Date	200702
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zzz.artcc
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 32000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
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
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 214
ASRS Report	726660
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 alt warning other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed as precaution
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Flight to ZZZ. While at cruise altitude (FL320); the cabin altitude warning horn sounded. The crew accomplished the immediate action items; declared an emergency; began an emergency descent; completed checklist items; and landed in ZZZ.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-300 FLT CREW HAS LOSS OF PRESSURIZATION; DECLARES EMER AND LANDS.

Narrative: FLT TO ZZZ. WHILE AT CRUISE ALT (FL320); THE CABIN ALT WARNING HORN SOUNDED. THE CREW ACCOMPLISHED THE IMMEDIATE ACTION ITEMS; DECLARED AN EMER; BEGAN AN EMER DSCNT; COMPLETED CHKLIST ITEMS; AND LANDED IN ZZZ.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.