B757 captain reports pressurization failure after takeoff and return for over weight landing.

Attributes
ACN	796127
Time
Date	200807
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 10000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : zzz.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
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
ASRS Report	796127
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed as precaution
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Aircraft would not pressurize. Return to lax overweight landing. Socal coastal supervisor requested phone call and questioned receiving a heading and timeliness of compliance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 CAPT REPORTS PRESSURIZATION FAILURE AFTER TKOF AND RETURN FOR OVER WEIGHT LANDING.

Narrative: ACFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE. RETURN TO LAX OVERWT LNDG. SOCAL COASTAL SUPVR REQUESTED PHONE CALL AND QUESTIONED RECEIVING A HDG AND TIMELINESS OF COMPLIANCE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.