<< >> NASA ASRS Report 376657, August 1997

S80 loses system 'B' hydraulic fluid and pressure descending into aus. Crew exercises the alternate extension system and has nose gear pinned after landing.

Attributes
ACN	376657
Time
Date	199708
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : aus
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 8000
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : aus
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other landing other
Route In Use	enroute other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	376657
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Austin approach, 8000 ft. Location: austin, tx. Upon descent into austin and before slat extension, noted r-hand hydraulic quantity and pressure read zero. We asked for and received a clearance to hold west of aus to run our procedures. After alerting station personnel that we would be needing a mechanic to ride out with austin city operations to pin the gear and close the gear doors, we then flew a normal approach and landing with flaps 40 degrees and moderate braking to minimize gear door damage. (Doors worked normally.) a contract mechanic was waiting at the side of the runway, who pinned the gear and closed the doors. We then taxied to the gate without incident.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: S80 LOSES SYS 'B' HYD FLUID AND PRESSURE DSNDING INTO AUS. CREW EXERCISES THE ALTERNATE EXTENSION SYS AND HAS NOSE GEAR PINNED AFTER LNDG.

Narrative: AUSTIN APCH, 8000 FT. LOCATION: AUSTIN, TX. UPON DSCNT INTO AUSTIN AND BEFORE SLAT EXTENSION, NOTED R-HAND HYD QUANTITY AND PRESSURE READ ZERO. WE ASKED FOR AND RECEIVED A CLRNC TO HOLD W OF AUS TO RUN OUR PROCS. AFTER ALERTING STATION PERSONNEL THAT WE WOULD BE NEEDING A MECH TO RIDE OUT WITH AUSTIN CITY OPS TO PIN THE GEAR AND CLOSE THE GEAR DOORS, WE THEN FLEW A NORMAL APCH AND LNDG WITH FLAPS 40 DEGS AND MODERATE BRAKING TO MINIMIZE GEAR DOOR DAMAGE. (DOORS WORKED NORMALLY.) A CONTRACT MECH WAS WAITING AT THE SIDE OF THE RWY, WHO PINNED THE GEAR AND CLOSED THE DOORS. WE THEN TAXIED TO THE GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT.

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.