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Aircraft equipment problem malfunction requires PIC to have emergency declared in order to obtain priority handling in approach landing at destination airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 229674 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199212 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mmj airport : pit |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : pit tower : ida |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent : approach descent other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 135 flight time total : 25000 flight time type : 70 |
| ASRS Report | 229674 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Flight departed dca for pit. Routine departure and climb. In cruise we received an EICAS message as to 'low hydraulic quantity.' we reviewed the flight manual as to abnormal procedures. Hydraulic quantity continued to drop and we received a 'low hydraulic pressure' message on EICAS. We performed the abnormal checklist again. At this time we were handed off to pit approach and I requested special handling as we were going to have to extend the flaps and gear via the alternate procedures. It became evident that airspace and handling required me to declare an emergency and request the fire equipment to standby. We performed the appropriate checklists and prepared the cabin and passenger for landing. The flaps and the gear were extended using the alternate means and we were vectored for our approach. We landed and stopped on runway 28R. The aircraft sustained no damage and we were towed to gate because of no nosewheel steering.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACFT EQUIP PROB MALFUNCTION REQUIRES PIC TO HAVE EMER DECLARED IN ORDER TO OBTAIN PRIORITY HANDLING IN APCH LNDG AT DEST ARPT.
Narrative: FLT DEPARTED DCA FOR PIT. ROUTINE DEP AND CLB. IN CRUISE WE RECEIVED AN EICAS MESSAGE AS TO 'LOW HYD QUANTITY.' WE REVIEWED THE FLT MANUAL AS TO ABNORMAL PROCS. HYD QUANTITY CONTINUED TO DROP AND WE RECEIVED A 'LOW HYD PRESSURE' MESSAGE ON EICAS. WE PERFORMED THE ABNORMAL CHKLIST AGAIN. AT THIS TIME WE WERE HANDED OFF TO PIT APCH AND I REQUESTED SPECIAL HANDLING AS WE WERE GOING TO HAVE TO EXTEND THE FLAPS AND GEAR VIA THE ALTERNATE PROCS. IT BECAME EVIDENT THAT AIRSPACE AND HANDLING REQUIRED ME TO DECLARE AN EMER AND REQUEST THE FIRE EQUIP TO STANDBY. WE PERFORMED THE APPROPRIATE CHKLISTS AND PREPARED THE CABIN AND PAX FOR LNDG. THE FLAPS AND THE GEAR WERE EXTENDED USING THE ALTERNATE MEANS AND WE WERE VECTORED FOR OUR APCH. WE LANDED AND STOPPED ON RWY 28R. THE ACFT SUSTAINED NO DAMAGE AND WE WERE TOWED TO GATE BECAUSE OF NO NOSEWHEEL STEERING.
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.