Aircraft equipment problem malfunction mandates a return land for air carrier medium large transport...

Attributes
ACN	251166
Time
Date	199308
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phl
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : den
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude landing other other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zny
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 1400
ASRS Report	251166
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Climbing through 10000 ft, the right hydraulic system went almost to '0' psi, and less than 5 quarts. Warning light and hydraulic low pressure light came on. First officer was flying. I declared an emergency, assumed control of the aircraft and asked the first officer to get out the aircraft manual. Returned to phl with air carrier equipment and mechanics plus phl emergency crews standing by. All emergency, abnormal and normal checklists were completed, then gear was lowered with normal handle. Only the main gear came down, the nose gear had to be lowered by means of the emergency extension handle. Normal landing ensued with full stop on the runway. Aircraft was towed to gate by air carrier tug, after inspection by emergency crews and air carrier maintenance. Good cockpit resource management by crew. Worked better than anticipated.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT EQUIP PROB MALFUNCTION MANDATES A RETURN LAND FOR ACR MLG.

Narrative: CLBING THROUGH 10000 FT, THE R HYD SYS WENT ALMOST TO '0' PSI, AND LESS THAN 5 QUARTS. WARNING LIGHT AND HYD LOW PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON. FO WAS FLYING. I DECLARED AN EMER, ASSUMED CTL OF THE ACFT AND ASKED THE FO TO GET OUT THE ACFT MANUAL. RETURNED TO PHL WITH ACR EQUIP AND MECHS PLUS PHL EMER CREWS STANDING BY. ALL EMER, ABNORMAL AND NORMAL CHKLISTS WERE COMPLETED, THEN GEAR WAS LOWERED WITH NORMAL HANDLE. ONLY THE MAIN GEAR CAME DOWN, THE NOSE GEAR HAD TO BE LOWERED BY MEANS OF THE EMER EXTENSION HANDLE. NORMAL LNDG ENSUED WITH FULL STOP ON THE RWY. ACFT WAS TOWED TO GATE BY ACR TUG, AFTER INSPECTION BY EMER CREWS AND ACR MAINT. GOOD COCKPIT RESOURCE MGMNT BY CREW. WORKED BETTER THAN ANTICIPATED.

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.