Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 230; Flight Crew Total 2355; Flight Crew Type 1976
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical; Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Air Traffic Control Provided Assistance; Flight Crew Requested ATC Assistance / Clarification; Flight Crew Overcame Equipment Problem
Aircraft
I was involved in a rapid decompression event of an aircraft. I was acting as pilot in command of a reposition flight. We were filed under an IFR flight plan. At the time of the event we were cruising at FL410 and on frequency with ZZZ Center. While in cruise flight; roughly 1:10 into the flight we started experiencing a loss of pressurization in the cabin. I made my First Officer aware of the decompression; immediately donning the oxygen masks and requesting a descent from ATC. The frequency was cluttered with radio chatter and I was having trouble transmitting to ATC that we needed an immediate descent due to the loss of pressurization. Due to the hazardous nature of our situation I began a descent without being able to communicate with ATC. My First Officer immediately input the emergency squawk code of 7700 into our transponder to relay to ATC that we had an emergency. ATC saw our descent and queried us 'Aircraft X verify level at FL410.' I replied with 'We need a descent now.' ATC then cleared us to FL240 where we began running checklists and were able to stabilize our cabin altitude.Once we had the situation under control we informed ATC that we were no longer [in need of priority handling] and that we had our cabin altitude stabilized. My copilot and I agreed that the situation was under control and that our cabin altitude was stabilized enough to where we could safely continue our flight to our destination at FL240. We flew the remainder of the flight and landed safely without other incident.
Captain reported loss of cabin pressure resulted in an emergency descent and continued on to destination airport at a lower altitude.