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En route overwater to hnl, flight had loss of hydraulic fluid and pressure. SOP stopped loss and stabilized pressure. Flight was greeted in hnl by company management and FAA authorities who had received word flight had total loss of hydraulic pressure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 195850 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199112 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hnl |
| State Reference | HI |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : jfk |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Heavy Transport, Low Wing, 4 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground other : taxi landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 195850 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
We encountered a loss of hydraulic fluid and pressure en route to honolulu. The checklist was carried out for loss of hydraulic fluid or pressure and we proceeded with the same checklist for approach and landing. Everything went according to the book with no problems whatsoever. We were astonished upon arrival at the gate in honolulu to find company management the FAA and news rptrs. We were told that the company had been informed we had a total hydraulic failure. The situation was blown completely out of proportion, needlessly.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ENRTE OVERWATER TO HNL, FLT HAD LOSS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID AND PRESSURE. SOP STOPPED LOSS AND STABILIZED PRESSURE. FLT WAS GREETED IN HNL BY COMPANY MGMNT AND FAA AUTHORITIES WHO HAD RECEIVED WORD FLT HAD TOTAL LOSS OF HYDRAULIC PRESSURE.
Narrative: WE ENCOUNTERED A LOSS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID AND PRESSURE ENRTE TO HONOLULU. THE CHKLIST WAS CARRIED OUT FOR LOSS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID OR PRESSURE AND WE PROCEEDED WITH THE SAME CHKLIST FOR APCH AND LNDG. EVERYTHING WENT ACCORDING TO THE BOOK WITH NO PROBLEMS WHATSOEVER. WE WERE ASTONISHED UPON ARR AT THE GATE IN HONOLULU TO FIND COMPANY MGMNT THE FAA AND NEWS RPTRS. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE COMPANY HAD BEEN INFORMED WE HAD A TOTAL HYDRAULIC FAILURE. THE SITUATION WAS BLOWN COMPLETELY OUT OF PROPORTION, NEEDLESSLY.
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.