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A B757's center hydraulic quantity gauge dropped to .23 so the QRH was completed; an emergency declared and the flight diverted. A faulty quantity gauge was found.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1004338 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201204 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Indicating and Warning - Hydraulics |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
Center hydraulic low quantity indication down to .23; accomplished QRH resulting in turning off center pumps. Later r-yaw damper light came on. QRH had us turn off r-yaw damper. Declared emergency as per fom and had emergency equipment standing by. Short final turned center hydraulic back on as per QRH. Landing normal; rollout normal; released emergency trucks and taxied to gate with a truck to follow. Inspection found no leak a potential transmitter or indication problem.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757's Center Hydraulic Quantity gauge dropped to .23 so the QRH was completed; an emergency declared and the flight diverted. A faulty Quantity Gauge was found.
Narrative: Center Hydraulic Low Quantity indication down to .23; accomplished QRH resulting in turning off Center pumps. Later R-Yaw Damper light came on. QRH had us turn OFF R-Yaw Damper. Declared Emergency as per FOM and had emergency equipment standing by. Short final turned Center Hydraulic back on as per QRH. Landing normal; rollout normal; released emergency trucks and taxied to gate with a truck to follow. Inspection found no leak a potential transmitter or indication problem.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.