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An air carrier MD88 flight crew loses their right system in-flight. Extended the landing gear using the alternate system and landed causing minor damage to the right gear door.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 343082 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199608 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : spa |
| State Reference | SC |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : ztl |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-88 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 5700 flight time type : 750 |
| ASRS Report | 343082 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 149 flight time total : 12560 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 343081 |
| 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 flight crew : overcame equipment problem other |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
En route atl-yul FL330 right hydraulic pressure zero qty 5 quarts. Abnormal procedures completed. Upon re-pressurization in descent qty dropped to 1 quart requiring alternate gear extension. Right gear door skid plate failed on landing causing minor gear door damage. Cause determined to be loose accumulator fitting in right wheelwell area.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR MD88 FLC LOSES THEIR R SYS INFLT. EXTENDED THE LNDG GEAR USING THE ALTERNATE SYS AND LANDED CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE R GEAR DOOR.
Narrative: ENRTE ATL-YUL FL330 R HYD PRESSURE ZERO QTY 5 QUARTS. ABNORMAL PROCS COMPLETED. UPON RE-PRESSURIZATION IN DSCNT QTY DROPPED TO 1 QUART REQUIRING ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION. R GEAR DOOR SKID PLATE FAILED ON LNDG CAUSING MINOR GEAR DOOR DAMAGE. CAUSE DETERMINED TO BE LOOSE ACCUMULATOR FITTING IN R WHEELWELL AREA.
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.