Narrative:

Air carrier large transport reported to station operations in minneapolis that they had suffered a loss of a hydraulic system. The flight turned around and landed without permission of the dispatcher. Dispatcher was not notified until after the flight landed in minneapolis.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR DISPATCHER RPTS THAT AN ACR LGT RETURNED AND LANDED WITH A HYD FAILURE. THE AIR CREW DID NOT GET THE PERMISSION OF THE DISPATCHER.

Narrative: ACR LGT RPTED TO STATION OPS IN MINNEAPOLIS THAT THEY HAD SUFFERED A LOSS OF A HYD SYS. THE FLT TURNED AROUND AND LANDED WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE DISPATCHER. DISPATCHER WAS NOT NOTIFIED UNTIL AFTER THE FLT LANDED IN MINNEAPOLIS.

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.