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The flight crew of a mcdonnell douglas md-80 reported that during cruise the right hydraulic system lost partial fluid.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1411960 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201612 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Hydraulic Fluid |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
I was captain on [the] flight. We were in cruise flight when we noticed that the right hydraulic quantity was approximately 2 quarts. There was no annunciator light on. We reviewed the low or no right hydraulic fluid procedure in the QRH. At this point I contacted dispatch. I told them the situation and to let [operations know] we would be needing them to come out to the aircraft on the runway to secure the gear doors and tow us back to the gate. Primarily to give ZZZ a heads up of our landing situation. Then got the flight attendants on the intercom and told them what's going on and what to expect. About 30 minutes out I made a PA to let the passengers to let them know what was going on. When on the tower frequency I explained to them what was going to happen because the main gear doors were not powered. The aircraft rescue firefighter (arff) commander was on the frequency too. I stopped on the runway. Arff inspected the aircraft. Everything was as expected. No evacuation. Airport ops lead out ground crew out with a tug. They secured the gear doors and towed us to the gate. No passengers had any injuries. First officer was the commensurate professional and did an outstanding job during this emergency.you can't predict when hydraulics are going to decide to spring a leak.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: The flight crew of a McDonnell Douglas MD-80 reported that during cruise the right hydraulic system lost partial fluid.
Narrative: I was Captain on [the] flight. We were in cruise flight when we noticed that the Right Hydraulic Quantity was approximately 2 quarts. There was no annunciator light on. We reviewed the low or no right hydraulic fluid procedure in the QRH. At this point I contacted Dispatch. I told them the situation and to let [operations know] we would be needing them to come out to the aircraft on the runway to secure the gear doors and tow us back to the gate. Primarily to give ZZZ a heads up of our landing situation. Then got the Flight Attendants on the intercom and told them what's going on and what to expect. About 30 minutes out I made a PA to let the passengers to let them know what was going on. When on the tower frequency I explained to them what was going to happen because the main gear doors were not powered. The Aircraft Rescue Firefighter (ARFF) Commander was on the frequency too. I stopped on the runway. ARFF inspected the aircraft. Everything was as expected. No evacuation. Airport Ops lead out ground crew out with a tug. They secured the gear doors and towed us to the gate. No passengers had any injuries. First Officer was the commensurate professional and did an outstanding job during this emergency.You can't predict when hydraulics are going to decide to spring a leak.
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.