20121115025109I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing B-777-300ER · Anchorage, AK · November 15, 2012

Date: November 15, 2012 · 08:30 local
Place: Anchorage, AK
Airport: Ted Stevens Anchorage International
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Operator: VHCF
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: BKPS
Reported as: Boeing B-777-300ER
People aboard: 302
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

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What happened

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

Approximately 6 hours into the 9 hour flight from hong kong to lax, at FL350 cockpit crew sensed (ears) a change in cabin pressure. The air conditioning & pressurization synoptic display revealed that the forward outflow vave was full open and the cabin rate of climb was approaching 2000 fpm. Within seconds, the aural warning sounded and the crew donned oxygen masks and began a rapid but controlled decent to 10,000 ft. all oxygen masks in the cabin deployed normally and no injuries were reported. Crew declared an emergency and elected to divert to anc. Acft landed w/o incident.

As the FAA filed it

APPROXIMATELY 6 HOURS INTO THE 9 HOUR FLIGHT FROM HONG KONG TO LAX, AT FL350 COCKPIT CREW SENSED (EARS) A CHANGE IN CABIN PRESSURE. THE AIR CONDITIONING & PRESSURIZATION SYNOPTIC DISPLAY REVEALED THAT THE FORWARD OUTFLOW VAVE WAS FULL OPEN AND THE CABIN RATE OF CLIMB WAS APPROACHING 2000 FPM. WITHIN SECONDS, THE AURAL WARNING SOUNDED AND THE CREW DONNED OXYGEN MASKS AND BEGAN A RAPID BUT CONTROLLED DECENT TO 10,000 FT. ALL OXYGEN MASKS IN THE CABIN DEPLOYED NORMALLY AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND ELECTED TO DIVERT TO ANC. ACFT LANDED W/O INCIDENT.