Flight crew loses hydraulic fluid after takeoff and elects to continue on to destination rather than...

Attributes
ACN	300979
Time
Date	199503
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 300 agl bound upper : 300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lax tower : lax
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	300979
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified atc
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Just after takeoff, lax tower advised us that something was coming from vicinity of #2 engine. Captain continued to fly aircraft in accordance with flight management procedures. Flight engineer's advised captain that hydraulic fluid in #2 system was decreasing. No other discrepancies noted. Departure control gave us delay vectors while the situation was evaluated. After 'careful' consideration, captain decided to continue to destination. WX was no factor at departure, en route, or destination.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC LOSES HYD FLUID AFTER TKOF AND ELECTS TO CONTINUE ON TO DEST RATHER THAN RETURN AND LAND.

Narrative: JUST AFTER TKOF, LAX TWR ADVISED US THAT SOMETHING WAS COMING FROM VICINITY OF #2 ENG. CAPT CONTINUED TO FLY ACFT IN ACCORDANCE WITH FLT MGMNT PROCS. FE'S ADVISED CAPT THAT HYD FLUID IN #2 SYS WAS DECREASING. NO OTHER DISCREPANCIES NOTED. DEP CTL GAVE US DELAY VECTORS WHILE THE SIT WAS EVALUATED. AFTER 'CAREFUL' CONSIDERATION, CAPT DECIDED TO CONTINUE TO DEST. WX WAS NO FACTOR AT DEP, ENRTE, OR DEST.

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.

Flight crew loses hydraulic fluid after takeoff and elects to continue on to destination rather than return and land.