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B757 captain experiences loss of both engine bleeds at FL340 and resultant loss of pressurization. An emergency is declared and flight diverts to nearest suitable airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 966104 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201108 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Oceanic |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Engine Air |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Engineer |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150 Flight Crew Total 9761 Flight Crew Type 3012 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
Lost pneumatic bleeds both engines and pressurization. Declared emergency and descended below 10;000 ft per checklist. Reversed course and proceeded to nearest suitable airport. Normal approach and landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757 Captain experiences loss of both engine bleeds at FL340 and resultant loss of pressurization. An emergency is declared and flight diverts to nearest suitable airport.
Narrative: Lost Pneumatic bleeds both engines and pressurization. Declared emergency and descended below 10;000 FT per checklist. Reversed course and proceeded to nearest suitable airport. Normal approach and landing.
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.