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Ramp person reports a large hydraulic leak as he marshals the aircraft into parking. The fluid runs down the landing gear strut and onto the hot brakes causing a great deal of smoke. The fire bottle is manned but no flames erupt.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1110813 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201308 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Hydraulic System Lines Connectors Fittings |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Ramp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Other / Unknown Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
While parking aircraft a major hydraulic leak came pouring out of wing and ran down to aircraft brakes. I chocked and went to get fire bottle. Since [the company] did not hire me to fight fire and with the severe potential of an explosion we needed to contact not only [operations] but the fire department. The supervisor felt it not necessary to provide a lead so I had no way of contacting anyone. I did not feel it safe to not man the fire bottle. With not only an aircraft full of passengers but employees at the same risk of serious injury some thing had to be done. Finally I went inside and called the local controller. The smoke coming from the main gear was terrible and we did not have the resources to protect our passengers properly. The supervisor should have staffed the proper people so the threat would have been minimal.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Ramp person reports a large hydraulic leak as he marshals the aircraft into parking. The fluid runs down the landing gear strut and onto the hot brakes causing a great deal of smoke. The fire bottle is manned but no flames erupt.
Narrative: While parking aircraft a major hydraulic leak came pouring out of wing and ran down to aircraft brakes. I chocked and went to get fire bottle. Since [the company] did not hire me to fight fire and with the severe potential of an explosion we needed to contact not only [operations] but the fire department. The Supervisor felt it not necessary to provide a lead so I had no way of contacting anyone. I did not feel it safe to not man the fire bottle. With not only an aircraft full of passengers but employees at the same risk of serious injury some thing had to be done. Finally I went inside and called the Local Controller. The smoke coming from the main gear was terrible and we did not have the resources to protect our passengers properly. The Supervisor should have staffed the proper people so the threat would have been minimal.
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.