<< >> NASA ASRS Report 986419, December 2011

EMB145 first officer experiences a loss of cabin pressurization climbing through FL320. Oxygen masks are donned; an emergency descent is initiated; and flight returns to departure airport.

Attributes
ACN	986419
Time
Date	201112
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Component
Aircraft Component	Pressurization Control System
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Commercial
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

I was pilot flying. Climbing through FL320; cabin rate indication went to all dashes; cabin altitude climbed rapidly through 10;000 ft; passenger oxygen masks deployed at 14;500 ft. Upon noticing the initial trend; we donned oxygen masks; established communication; captain declared an emergency; and I immediately began an emergency descent down to 10;000 ft MSL. After everything was stable we returned to departure airport without any further complication.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMB145 First Officer experiences a loss of cabin pressurization climbing through FL320. Oxygen masks are donned; an emergency descent is initiated; and flight returns to departure airport.

Narrative: I was pilot flying. Climbing through FL320; cabin rate indication went to all dashes; cabin altitude climbed rapidly through 10;000 FT; passenger oxygen masks deployed at 14;500 FT. Upon noticing the initial trend; we donned oxygen masks; established communication; Captain declared an emergency; and I immediately began an emergency descent down to 10;000 FT MSL. After everything was stable we returned to departure airport without any further complication.

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.