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(-23) Comair flight 625 was enroute from cvg to iad, level at FL 290 when cabin altitude caution alert indicated that the cabin altitude had increased to 8,500 MSL (normal cabin altitude reported by capt to be 4,100 MSL). Flight crew commenced qrh checklist. A descent was initiated. The flight crew was unable to regain control of the cabin pressure. At FL 240 cabin altitude continued to increase at approximately 500 fpm, exceeding 10,000 MSL. Cabin altitude warning sounded and passenger oxygen masks deployed. Flight crew donned masks, notified ATC and commenced emergency descent to 10,000 MSL. The flight attendant called to state that a passenger reported smelling fumes. Flight attendant attempted to determine if fumes were from hot oxygen generators. She noted that she could not smell odor near oxygen generator, but could smell odor elsewhere. She notified cockpit. Flight crew requested vectors to nearest suitable airport, which was shd. Flight 625 landed runway 5 at 0819LT. The aircraft stopped on the runway. As briefed by the captain prior to landing, an evacuation was commenced on his command. All exits were used. There were no malfunctions of exits or associated equipment. Approximately 5 passengers exited each over wing exit, 5 exited the galley service door and 5 exited the main cabin door. The evacuation took approximately 45 seconds. The evacuation was orderly, the passengers calm and there were no injuries. Comair maintenance reports cabin pressure selector, p/n 2119764-5, and cabin pressure acquisition module, p/n 10275B03C02, replaced.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) COMAIR FLIGHT 625 WAS ENROUTE FROM CVG TO IAD, LEVEL AT FL 290 WHEN CABIN ALTITUDE CAUTION ALERT INDICATED THAT THE CABIN ALTITUDE HAD INCREASED TO 8,500 MSL (NORMAL CABIN ALTITUDE REPORTED BY CAPT TO BE 4,100 MSL). FLIGHT CREW COMMENCED QRH CHECKLIST. A DESCENT WAS INITIATED. THE FLIGHT CREW WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE CABIN PRESSURE. AT FL 240 CABIN ALTITUDE CONTINUED TO INCREASE AT APPROXIMATELY 500 FPM, EXCEEDING 10,000 MSL. CABIN ALTITUDE WARNING SOUNDED AND PASSENGER OXYGEN MASKS DEPLOYED. FLIGHT CREW DONNED MASKS, NOTIFIED ATC AND COMMENCED EMERGENCY DESCENT TO 10,000 MSL. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT CALLED TO STATE THAT A PASSENGER REPORTED SMELLING FUMES. FLIGHT ATTENDANT ATTEMPTED TO DETERMINE IF FUMES WERE FROM HOT OXYGEN GENERATORS. SHE NOTED THAT SHE COULD NOT SMELL ODOR NEAR OXYGEN GENERATOR, BUT COULD SMELL ODOR ELSEWHERE. SHE NOTIFIED COCKPIT. FLIGHT CREW REQUESTED VECTORS TO NEAREST SUITABLE AIRPORT, WHICH WAS SHD. FLIGHT 625 LANDED RUNWAY 5 AT 0819LT. THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED ON THE RUNWAY. AS BRIEFED BY THE CAPTAIN PRIOR TO LANDING, AN EVACUATION WAS COMMENCED ON HIS COMMAND. ALL EXITS WERE USED. THERE WERE NO MALFUNCTIONS OF EXITS OR ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT. APPROXIMATELY 5 PASSENGERS EXITED EACH OVER WING EXIT, 5 EXITED THE GALLEY SERVICE DOOR AND 5 EXITED THE MAIN CABIN DOOR. THE EVACUATION TOOK APPROXIMATELY 45 SECONDS. THE EVACUATION WAS ORDERLY, THE PASSENGERS CALM AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. COMAIR MAINTENANCE REPORTS CABIN PRESSURE SELECTOR, P/N 2119764-5, AND CABIN PRESSURE ACQUISITION MODULE, P/N 10275B03C02, REPLACED.
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