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B727-200 aircraft in climb lost 'a' hydraulic system, declared emergency and returned to departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 390150 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199801 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ewr |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 26000 msl bound upper : 26000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny tower : dtw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 7490 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 390150 |
| 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 other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Climbing out of FL260, en route from jfk to mem, we noticed the quantity gauge for the system 'a' hydraulics had decreased toward '0' gallons remaining. Shortly thereafter, the system 'a' hydraulic's pressure gauge had also decreased toward '0' psi. At that point, we knew we had lost all of our system 'a' hydraulic fluid. We declared an emergency with ATC and requested routing back toward jfk. During our flight back, we followed all applicable checklists which included manually extending the landing gear. We landed the aircraft back at jfk without incident, and per our checklist, had to get towed from the runway back to the parking gate by our maintenance department. By following all applicable emergency procedures in our aircraft manual, and by having good CRM skills, we safely landed this aircraft without any incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B727-200 ACFT IN CLB LOST 'A' HYD SYS, DECLARED EMER AND RETURNED TO DEP ARPT.
Narrative: CLBING OUT OF FL260, ENRTE FROM JFK TO MEM, WE NOTICED THE QUANTITY GAUGE FOR THE SYS 'A' HYDS HAD DECREASED TOWARD '0' GALLONS REMAINING. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE SYS 'A' HYD'S PRESSURE GAUGE HAD ALSO DECREASED TOWARD '0' PSI. AT THAT POINT, WE KNEW WE HAD LOST ALL OF OUR SYS 'A' HYD FLUID. WE DECLARED AN EMER WITH ATC AND REQUESTED ROUTING BACK TOWARD JFK. DURING OUR FLT BACK, WE FOLLOWED ALL APPLICABLE CHKLISTS WHICH INCLUDED MANUALLY EXTENDING THE LNDG GEAR. WE LANDED THE ACFT BACK AT JFK WITHOUT INCIDENT, AND PER OUR CHKLIST, HAD TO GET TOWED FROM THE RWY BACK TO THE PARKING GATE BY OUR MAINT DEPT. BY FOLLOWING ALL APPLICABLE EMER PROCS IN OUR ACFT MANUAL, AND BY HAVING GOOD CRM SKILLS, WE SAFELY LANDED THIS ACFT WITHOUT ANY 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.