Low hydraulic #1 light caused flight crew to medium large transport to declare an emergency and land...

Attributes
ACN	182387
Time
Date	199106
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pit
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 13000 msl bound upper : 13000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pit
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other landing other
Route In Use	arrival other enroute airway : pit
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	182387
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On descent into pit #1 hydraulic qty low warning light illuminated. Emergency was declared all normal and abnormal checklists were complied with. An uneventful landing was made at pit 28R and aircraft was towed to gate. Problem was #2 hydraulic pump had blown a seal. ATC system and crash fire rescue equipment worked well. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: reporter was questioned whether reports to FAA, etc, as result of declaring an emergency were onerous--definitely no. 1 simple report to company took care of FAA. Reporter is aware that many capts attempt to keep a low profile and are reluctant to admit to emergencys because of concern that FAA will require a mountain of paperwork and point a finger, but this reporter believes in precautionary advice of emergency and receive all the help there is that can be given. No charge for it.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LOW HYDRAULIC #1 LIGHT CAUSED FLT CREW TO MLG TO DECLARE AN EMER AND LAND AT PIT.

Narrative: ON DSNT INTO PIT #1 HYD QTY LOW WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. EMER WAS DECLARED ALL NORMAL AND ABNORMAL CHKLISTS WERE COMPLIED WITH. AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG WAS MADE AT PIT 28R AND ACFT WAS TOWED TO GATE. PROB WAS #2 HYD PUMP HAD BLOWN A SEAL. ATC SYS AND CFR WORKED WELL. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: RPTR WAS QUESTIONED WHETHER RPTS TO FAA, ETC, AS RESULT OF DECLARING AN EMER WERE ONEROUS--DEFINITELY NO. 1 SIMPLE RPT TO COMPANY TOOK CARE OF FAA. RPTR IS AWARE THAT MANY CAPTS ATTEMPT TO KEEP A LOW PROFILE AND ARE RELUCTANT TO ADMIT TO EMERS BECAUSE OF CONCERN THAT FAA WILL REQUIRE A MOUNTAIN OF PAPERWORK AND POINT A FINGER, BUT THIS RPTR BELIEVES IN PRECAUTIONARY ADVICE OF EMER AND RECEIVE ALL THE HELP THERE IS THAT CAN BE GIVEN. NO CHARGE FOR IT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.

Low hydraulic #1 light caused flight crew to medium large transport to declare an emergency and land at pit.