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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Airbus Indu A320-211 · Portland, OR · March 30, 2010

Date
March 30, 2010 · 01:40 local
Place
Portland, OR
Airport
Portland International
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
DALA
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N332NW
Reported as
Airbus Indu A320-211
Reported engine
CFM International CFM56 series
People aboard
0
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On climbout msp auto pressurization failed and outflow valve stuck open. Crew selected manual and was able to get back auto mode and regained auto pressurization. At approximetly 310 cabin climbed rapidly and was unresponsive in auto mode for both #1 and #2 cabin controllers. Crew selected manual again. Descended to 10,000 ft and return to field. Passenger masks deployed and cabin altitude climbed to 20,000 ft. pressurization system showed system 1 and 2 fault. All crew and passenger masks deployed. Investigation turned over to dala cmo msp/atl

As the FAA filed it

ON CLIMBOUT MSP AUTO PRESSURIZATION FAILED AND OUTFLOW VALVE STUCK OPEN. CREW SELECTED MANUAL AND WAS ABLE TO GET BACK AUTO MODE AND REGAINED AUTO PRESSURIZATION. AT APPROXIMETLY 310 CABIN CLIMBED RAPIDLY AND WAS UNRESPONSIVE IN AUTO MODE FOR BOTH #1 AND #2 CABIN CONTROLLERS. CREW SELECTED MANUAL AGAIN. DESCENDED TO 10,000 FT AND RETURN TO FIELD. PASSENGER MASKS DEPLOYED AND CABIN ALTITUDE CLIMBED TO 20,000 FT. PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM SHOWED SYSTEM 1 AND 2 FAULT. ALL CREW AND PASSENGER MASKS DEPLOYED.INVESTIGATION TURNED OVER TO DALA CMO MSP/ATL

Other reports on N332NW · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.