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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 737-3H4 · Omaha, NE · June 12, 2010

Date
June 12, 2010 · 02:00 local
Place
Omaha, NE
Airport
Eppley Airfield
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
SWAA
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N633SW
Reported as
Boeing 737-3H4
Reported engine
CFM International CFM56 series
People aboard
66
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
13,500 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.

Aircraft was in cruise flight level at FL 370, then experienced a "cabin altitude warning" horn. Cabin altitude was climbing through 10,000 feet at approximately 1000-2000 feet per minute. Accomplished cabin altitude warning checklist and cabin was still climbing. Initiated emergency descent at approximately 25,000 feet MSL. Cabin altitude started descent at approximately 2000-3000 feet per minute. Passenger O2 masks did not drop. Maximum cabin altitude was 13,000 feet. No other abnormal indications other than cabin altitude warning horn.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT LEVEL AT FL 370, THEN EXPERIENCED A "CABIN ALTITUDE WARNING" HORN. CABIN ALTITUDE WAS CLIMBING THROUGH 10,000 FEET AT APPROXIMATELY 1000-2000 FEET PER MINUTE. ACCOMPLISHED CABIN ALTITUDE WARNING CHECKLIST AND CABIN WAS STILL CLIMBING. INITIATED EMERGENCY DESCENT AT APPROXIMATELY 25,000 FEET MSL. CABIN ALTITUDE STARTED DESCENT AT APPROXIMATELY 2000-3000 FEET PER MINUTE. PASSENGER O2 MASKS DID NOT DROP. MAXIMUM CABIN ALTITUDE WAS 13,000 FEET. NO OTHER ABNORMAL INDICATIONS OTHER THAN CABIN ALTITUDE WARNING HORN.

Other reports on N633SW · 1

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