MD80 flight crew discovered their aircraft will not pressurize with a single pack after being dispatched with one pack inoperative. The flow light remained illuminated and the flight diverts for maintenance; landing overweight.

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Attributes
ACN	918334
Time
Date	201011
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Pneumatic System
Person 1
Function	First Officer
Person 2
Function	Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

Left pack placarded inoperative on ground. Turned right pack on climbing through 400 ft AGL after takeoff. Right pack indicated pressure but cabin failed to pressurize. Leveled at 10;000 ft; captain completed appropriate checklists; declared an emergency and landed at a nearby airport.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 flight crew discovered their aircraft will not pressurize with a single pack after being dispatched with one pack inoperative. The flow light remained illuminated and the flight diverts for maintenance; landing overweight.

Narrative: Left pack placarded inoperative on ground. Turned right pack on climbing through 400 FT AGL after takeoff. Right pack indicated pressure but cabin failed to pressurize. Leveled at 10;000 FT; Captain completed appropriate checklists; declared an emergency and landed at a nearby airport.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.