Flight crew declares emergency with hydraulic quantity loss.

Attributes
ACN	440527
Time
Date	199906
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : jfk.vor
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl single value : 11000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	controller : local
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	440527
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : non compliance with mel maintenance problem : improper maintenance
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : hyd qty ind other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft Company Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Departed on special ferry flight due to suspected hydraulic leak. Hydraulic quantity decreased during cruise. Turned off hydraulic pumps to save remaining quantity. Declared emergency as precaution while operating in an abnormal confign. Turned pumps on for approach and landing. All further operations were normal.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC DECLARES EMER WITH HYD QUANTITY LOSS.

Narrative: DEPARTED ON SPECIAL FERRY FLT DUE TO SUSPECTED HYD LEAK. HYD QUANTITY DECREASED DURING CRUISE. TURNED OFF HYD PUMPS TO SAVE REMAINING QUANTITY. DECLARED EMER AS PRECAUTION WHILE OPERATING IN AN ABNORMAL CONFIGN. TURNED PUMPS ON FOR APCH AND LNDG. ALL FURTHER OPS WERE NORMAL.

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.