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A B727 experiences an apparent partial loss of hydraulic fluid in system 'a' after takeoff. Flight continues to destination airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 430440 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199903 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mci.tracon |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | msl single value : 5000 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 430440 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 430439 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : hyd quant gauge other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | aircraft : equipment problem dissipated flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Mkc, 5000 ft. During gear retraction, system 'a' quantity decreased rapidly to 2 - 2 1/2 gallons. Suspected possible hydraulic leak in gear area. Flew to dfw. Reviewed appropriate abnormal emergency procedures, declared emergency. Emergency equipment was standing by. Gear extension appeared to be normal with quantity returning to normal. Landing was normal. Canceled emergency. Taxied to gate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B727 EXPERIENCES AN APPARENT PARTIAL LOSS OF HYD FLUID IN SYS 'A' AFTER TKOF. FLT CONTINUES TO DEST ARPT.
Narrative: MKC, 5000 FT. DURING GEAR RETRACTION, SYS 'A' QUANTITY DECREASED RAPIDLY TO 2 - 2 1/2 GALLONS. SUSPECTED POSSIBLE HYD LEAK IN GEAR AREA. FLEW TO DFW. REVIEWED APPROPRIATE ABNORMAL EMER PROCS, DECLARED EMER. EMER EQUIP WAS STANDING BY. GEAR EXTENSION APPEARED TO BE NORMAL WITH QUANTITY RETURNING TO NORMAL. LNDG WAS NORMAL. CANCELED EMER. TAXIED TO GATE.
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.