# Incident 20100330030379I: Airbus Indu A320-211, Portland, OR, March 30, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 2010, 01:40 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: Portland International
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 45.5887° N, 122.5969° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTLAND INTL (PDX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5887&lon=-122.5969&mi=10
- Aircraft: N332NW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N332NW-2025-03-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Industrie A320-211 (registry code 3930320, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a320-211) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS INDU A320-211
- Reported engine: CFM INTL. CFM56 SERIES
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100330030379I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

- [Incident 20150807024159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150807024159I), Aug 7, 2015: Airbus Industrie A320-211 (N332NW), Mccook, NE, Minor damage. Flight encountered hail enroute. Diverted and landed denver without further incident.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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