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Hydraulic system failure of air carrier large transport aircraft resulted in diverting to nearest airport for emergency landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 235448 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199302 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : atl |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 29000 msl bound upper : 29000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : ztl |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 2900 |
| ASRS Report | 235448 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 235390 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Passing FL290, the system 'a' aileron, rudder, and elevator lights illuminated, followed by illumination of both system 'a' low pressure lights, 'a' system hydraulic quantity dropped to 0. Appropriate emergency procedures were accomplished and an emergency was declared. Uneventful approach and landing made at atl on runway 9L. Stopped on runway, gear pins were installed and was towed to parking.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: HYD SYS FAILURE OF ACR LGT ACFT RESULTED IN DIVERTING TO NEAREST ARPT FOR EMER LNDG.
Narrative: PASSING FL290, THE SYS 'A' AILERON, RUDDER, AND ELEVATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, FOLLOWED BY ILLUMINATION OF BOTH SYS 'A' LOW PRESSURE LIGHTS, 'A' SYS HYD QUANTITY DROPPED TO 0. APPROPRIATE EMER PROCS WERE ACCOMPLISHED AND AN EMER WAS DECLARED. UNEVENTFUL APCH AND LNDG MADE AT ATL ON RWY 9L. STOPPED ON RWY, GEAR PINS WERE INSTALLED AND WAS TOWED TO PARKING.
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.