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A B737 flight crew experienced loss of cabin pressure. The flight descended to 10000 ft and continued to destination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 800250 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200808 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 27000 |
| 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 |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 800250 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : cabin alt horn other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited adverse environment |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
At FL270 10 NM southwest of ZZZ; the cabin altitude horn alerted us to an excessive cabin altitude. Immediate action items were performed and the QRH procedures were complied with. A descent was initiated to 10000 ft and the flight continued to ZZZ1. Maintenance was notified and a notation was made in the logbook.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737 FLT CREW EXPERIENCED LOSS OF CABIN PRESSURE. THE FLIGHT DESCENDED TO 10000 FT AND CONTINUED TO DEST.
Narrative: AT FL270 10 NM SW OF ZZZ; THE CABIN ALT HORN ALERTED US TO AN EXCESSIVE CABIN ALT. IMMEDIATE ACTION ITEMS WERE PERFORMED AND THE QRH PROCS WERE COMPLIED WITH. A DSCNT WAS INITIATED TO 10000 FT AND THE FLT CONTINUED TO ZZZ1. MAINT WAS NOTIFIED AND A NOTATION WAS MADE IN THE LOGBOOK.
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.