A commercial jet flight diverted to a lower elevation airport when the flight crew was unable to raise the cabin altitude to the airport elevation for landing.

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Attributes
ACN	960015
Time
Date	201107
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZZ.Airport
State Reference	FO
Environment
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Descent
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Pressurization System
Person 1
Function	Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue

Narrative:

During descent into our destination; pressurization control panel failed. It would not allow cabin to be pressurized above 10;000 ft. Field elevation is 13;313 ft. Due to low fuel state; weather at our alternate; and pressurization problems with the aircraft; we diverted to an airport where pressurization could be maintained. Divert; approach and landing were uneventful.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A commercial jet flight diverted to a lower elevation airport when the flight crew was unable to raise the cabin altitude to the airport elevation for landing.

Narrative: During descent into our destination; pressurization control panel failed. It would not allow cabin to be pressurized above 10;000 FT. Field elevation is 13;313 FT. Due to low fuel state; weather at our alternate; and pressurization problems with the aircraft; we diverted to an airport where pressurization could be maintained. Divert; approach and landing were uneventful.

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.