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A climbing B727-200 loses its 'a' system hydraulics. Crew decides to continue to destination airport after reviewing equipment requirements.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 412327 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199808 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : fll |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 22000 msl bound upper : 28000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zma |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 412327 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
We were climbing out of fll through FL220 in a B727 en route to cincinnati. I was the flight engineer. Just as I finished giving my PA to the passenger, I noticed our system 'a' hydraulic pressure gauge begin to oscillate and the low pressure lights begin to flicker. Very shortly after that, pressure and quantity went to zero and every 'a' system hydraulic failure light illuminated in the cockpit. We ran the emergency checklist, then got out the operations manual to stabilize the situation. At that point we discussed our options and since system 'B' and standby were fine, we decided to continue to cvg. We called the company and they agreed that it was ok to continue to cvg. En route, we did a good job of anticipating all the items we would have to take care of before and after landing. I credit our human factors training as well as the simulator training we received in helping to turn a rather significant abnormal situation into a noneventful occurrence.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CLBING B727-200 LOSES ITS 'A' SYS HYDS. CREW DECIDES TO CONTINUE TO DEST ARPT AFTER REVIEWING EQUIP REQUIREMENTS.
Narrative: WE WERE CLBING OUT OF FLL THROUGH FL220 IN A B727 ENRTE TO CINCINNATI. I WAS THE FE. JUST AS I FINISHED GIVING MY PA TO THE PAX, I NOTICED OUR SYS 'A' HYD PRESSURE GAUGE BEGIN TO OSCILLATE AND THE LOW PRESSURE LIGHTS BEGIN TO FLICKER. VERY SHORTLY AFTER THAT, PRESSURE AND QUANTITY WENT TO ZERO AND EVERY 'A' SYS HYD FAILURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN THE COCKPIT. WE RAN THE EMER CHKLIST, THEN GOT OUT THE OPS MANUAL TO STABILIZE THE SIT. AT THAT POINT WE DISCUSSED OUR OPTIONS AND SINCE SYS 'B' AND STANDBY WERE FINE, WE DECIDED TO CONTINUE TO CVG. WE CALLED THE COMPANY AND THEY AGREED THAT IT WAS OK TO CONTINUE TO CVG. ENRTE, WE DID A GOOD JOB OF ANTICIPATING ALL THE ITEMS WE WOULD HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF BEFORE AND AFTER LNDG. I CREDIT OUR HUMAN FACTORS TRAINING AS WELL AS THE SIMULATOR TRAINING WE RECEIVED IN HELPING TO TURN A RATHER SIGNIFICANT ABNORMAL SIT INTO A NONEVENTFUL OCCURRENCE.
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.