<< >> NASA ASRS Report 375855, July 1997

DC8 cargo flight has indication of loss of hydraulic fluid quantity. Checklists performed and decision made to continue flight.

Attributes
ACN	375855
Time
Date	199707
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ccs
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : ccs
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-8 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude descent other
Route In Use	departure other departure sid : sid
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 2800 flight time type : 80
ASRS Report	375855
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On departure after the gear was raised a loss of hydraulic quantity was observed. Immediate action items were accomplished and appropriate emergency checklists performed. We assessed the situation and decided to continue to our scheduled destination (fll). We landed at fll uneventfully except for the fact that some hydraulic fluid dripped on the brakes causing smoke which was initially misdiagnosed as hot brakes. I feel the situation as a whole was uneventful because of the excellent training we receive and also because the captain took the lead in practicing good CRM by keeping all of us informed and part of the decision making process.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC8 CARGO FLT HAS INDICATION OF LOSS OF HYD FLUID QUANTITY. CHKLISTS PERFORMED AND DECISION MADE TO CONTINUE FLT.

Narrative: ON DEP AFTER THE GEAR WAS RAISED A LOSS OF HYD QUANTITY WAS OBSERVED. IMMEDIATE ACTION ITEMS WERE ACCOMPLISHED AND APPROPRIATE EMER CHKLISTS PERFORMED. WE ASSESSED THE SIT AND DECIDED TO CONTINUE TO OUR SCHEDULED DEST (FLL). WE LANDED AT FLL UNEVENTFULLY EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT SOME HYD FLUID DRIPPED ON THE BRAKES CAUSING SMOKE WHICH WAS INITIALLY MISDIAGNOSED AS HOT BRAKES. I FEEL THE SIT AS A WHOLE WAS UNEVENTFUL BECAUSE OF THE EXCELLENT TRAINING WE RECEIVE AND ALSO BECAUSE THE CAPT TOOK THE LEAD IN PRACTICING GOOD CRM BY KEEPING ALL OF US INFORMED AND PART OF THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS.

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.