A320 flight crew experiences cabin pressure anomalies during initial climb and levels off at 10;000 ...

Narrative:

On liftoff; captain noticed a lot of ear clearing and then a loss of cabin attendant system 2 ECAM in amber. One minute later; loss of cabin attendant system 1 on ECAM (we were climbing through 8;200 MSL). [We] elected to shallow climb to get into cabin attendant pr (1+2) irregular procedure. [We] did all items in checklist. When switching to man cabin mode selector; man illuminated + fault on the switch. Placed man V/south control down and outflow valve moved minimally and closed to the 3/4 closed position and no other movement. Called dispatch and phone patch to maintenance. Dispatch and captain figured fob (fuel on board) landing at destination at 4.9 pounds traveling at 10;000 ft MSL. Maintenance control asked captain to use emergency authority to pull and reset Y23 circuit breaker for 'ctrl man.' captain elected not to pull and reset Y23 circuit breaker due to not knowing if that would bring the cabin altitude down too quickly. Captain decided to press on to our destination at 10;000 ft MSL with concurrence of dispatch. No oxygen masks deployed or oxygen used on board in the cabin. Dispatch was to alert all ATC agencies we were to travel to our destination at 10;000 ft MSL. Captain notified flight attendants to monitor passenger for breathing difficulties and to monitor passenger from going near the doors due to being unpressurized and possibly being able to open doors in flight. Captain and dispatch did not declare emergency with ATC. Reached our destination and landed with 5.3 pounds of fob and no other incidence. First officer did a great job flying the aircraft and coordinating with ATC during the irregularity. Captain decided since there was no hull damage; minimal mechanical problems and no passenger abnormalities to continue to our destination.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 flight crew experiences cabin pressure anomalies during initial climb and levels off at 10;000 FT with the cabin unpressurized and the outflow valve stuck at 3/4 open. The crew elects to continue to destination at 10;000 FT and lands with 5;300 LBS of fuel.

Narrative: On liftoff; Captain noticed a lot of ear clearing and then a loss of CAB SYS 2 ECAM in amber. One minute later; loss of CAB SYS 1 on ECAM (we were climbing through 8;200 MSL). [We] elected to shallow climb to get into CAB PR (1+2) irregular procedure. [We] did all items in checklist. When switching to MAN cabin mode selector; MAN illuminated + FAULT on the switch. Placed MAN V/S control down and outflow valve moved minimally and closed to the 3/4 closed position and no other movement. Called Dispatch and phone patch to Maintenance. Dispatch and Captain figured FOB (Fuel On Board) landing at destination at 4.9 LBS traveling at 10;000 FT MSL. Maintenance Control asked Captain to use Emergency Authority to pull and reset Y23 circuit breaker for 'CTRL MAN.' Captain elected not to pull and reset Y23 circuit breaker due to not knowing if that would bring the cabin altitude down too quickly. Captain decided to press on to our destination at 10;000 FT MSL with concurrence of Dispatch. No oxygen masks deployed or oxygen used on board in the cabin. Dispatch was to alert all ATC agencies we were to travel to our destination at 10;000 FT MSL. Captain notified Flight Attendants to monitor passenger for breathing difficulties and to monitor passenger from going near the doors due to being unpressurized and possibly being able to open doors in flight. Captain and Dispatch did not declare emergency with ATC. Reached our destination and landed with 5.3 LBS of FOB and no other incidence. First Officer did a great job flying the aircraft and coordinating with ATC during the irregularity. Captain decided since there was no hull damage; minimal mechanical problems and no passenger abnormalities to continue to our destination.

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.

Attributes
ACN	947419
Time
Date	201105
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Pressurization Outflow Valve
Person 1
Function	Pilot Not Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 130 Flight Crew Total 17230 Flight Crew Type 873
Person 2
Function	Pilot Flying First Officer
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 240 Flight Crew Total 12000 Flight Crew Type 3000
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

A320 flight crew experiences cabin pressure anomalies during initial climb and levels off at 10;000 ft with the cabin unpressurized and the outflow valve stuck at 3/4 open. The crew elects to continue to destination at 10;000 ft and lands with 5;300 pounds of fuel.