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B767-300 captain reported receiving an alert for low quantity in the center hydraulic system. Crew declared an emergency and landed safely.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1242942 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201502 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Hydraulic Main System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 99 Flight Crew Total 11134 Flight Crew Type 4500 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
At cruise we got a center hydraulic low quantity alert. Status page showed .47 and decreasing. We alerted [company operations] and conveyed that center hydraulic fluid would be very low or empty when we arrived. We declared an emergency with approach control. As we began configuring for landing; we received intermittent center system low pressure EICAS messages. Center fluid was .09 to .14. We followed checklist and landed [with] flaps 20 and rolled to the end with emergency equipment standing by. We entered the ramp [and] were towed from there to parking.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B767-300 Captain reported receiving an alert for low quantity in the center hydraulic system. Crew declared an emergency and landed safely.
Narrative: At cruise we got a center hydraulic low quantity alert. Status page showed .47 and decreasing. We alerted [company operations] and conveyed that center hydraulic fluid would be very low or empty when we arrived. We declared an emergency with Approach Control. As we began configuring for landing; we received intermittent center system low pressure EICAS messages. Center fluid was .09 to .14. We followed checklist and landed [with] flaps 20 and rolled to the end with emergency equipment standing by. We entered the ramp [and] were towed from there to parking.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.