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A B767-300 flight crew reported rapid loss of cabin pressure on departure to an international destination. They returned to departure airport for an overweight landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 976756 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201110 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Pressurization System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer Relief Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
[We had] rapid loss of cabin pressure on departure passing 16;000 ft. Declared emergency; descended to 10;000 ft prior to mask deployment; and made an overweight landing at 370;000 pounds and a 200 FPM sink. No brakes needed on landing. Received emergency inspection then taxied to gate upon their approval.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767-300 flight crew reported rapid loss of cabin pressure on departure to an international destination. They returned to departure airport for an overweight landing.
Narrative: [We had] rapid loss of cabin pressure on departure passing 16;000 FT. Declared emergency; descended to 10;000 FT prior to mask deployment; and made an overweight landing at 370;000 LBS and a 200 FPM sink. No brakes needed on landing. Received emergency inspection then taxied to gate upon their approval.
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.