MD-83
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical
Flight Crew Diverted; Flight Crew Landed As Precaution; General Declared Emergency; General Maintenance Action
Aircraft
Climbing thru 9;000 FT; aft galley door caution light Illuminated. Cabin depressurized. Declared an emergency. [Diverted to a suitable airport and made] an overweight landing.
On departure; we were climbing through approximately 9;000 when we received a cabin altitude light and audible warning. I leveled off as the Captain coordinated with ATC. On analysis; the aft galley door light annunciator light was illuminated and the cabin altitude was approximately 9;500 FT. The Captain declared an emergency ATC and coordinated a divert. The divert was uneventful with an overweight landing at 139;000 LBS.
MD80 flight crew experiences a door warning climbing through 9;000 FT followed quickly by a cabin altitude warning. Crew diverts to a suitable alternate for an overweight landing.