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An MD80 on gear retraction at 200 ft lost #2 maintenance hydraulic system pressure and quantity. Caused by a tail section leak. Continued per flight plan and declared an emergency.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 499375 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200101 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pvr.airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | agl single value : 200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : pvr.tower tower : gso.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Route In Use | departure sid : paz two dept |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 10000 |
| ASRS Report | 499375 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : #2 hydraulic qty press ind other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
During gear retraction after takeoff, right hydraulic leak caused pressure and quantity to go to zero. Gear was up and locked. Continued per flight plan to phx, performing checklists, communicating with company dispatch and maintenance personnel. Briefed flight attendants about potential outcome. Declared emergency with phx approach in order to have extra time and space to extend landing gear by alternate system and have crash fire rescue equipment equipment standing by. Gear extended, 3 green lights, doors hanging, landed without incident. Cleared runway and had maintenance pin gear and wire doors up. Towed to gate. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the cause of the right hydraulic loss of pressure was a leak in the tail section of the aircraft. The reporter said maintenance did not advise the failed component or components.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 ON GEAR RETRACTION AT 200 FT LOST #2 MAINT HYD SYS PRESSURE AND QUANTITY. CAUSED BY A TAIL SECTION LEAK. CONTINUED PER FLT PLAN AND DECLARED AN EMER.
Narrative: DURING GEAR RETRACTION AFTER TKOF, R HYD LEAK CAUSED PRESSURE AND QUANTITY TO GO TO ZERO. GEAR WAS UP AND LOCKED. CONTINUED PER FLT PLAN TO PHX, PERFORMING CHKLISTS, COMMUNICATING WITH COMPANY DISPATCH AND MAINT PERSONNEL. BRIEFED FLT ATTENDANTS ABOUT POTENTIAL OUTCOME. DECLARED EMER WITH PHX APCH IN ORDER TO HAVE EXTRA TIME AND SPACE TO EXTEND LNDG GEAR BY ALTERNATE SYS AND HAVE CFR EQUIP STANDING BY. GEAR EXTENDED, 3 GREEN LIGHTS, DOORS HANGING, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. CLRED RWY AND HAD MAINT PIN GEAR AND WIRE DOORS UP. TOWED TO GATE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE CAUSE OF THE R HYD LOSS OF PRESSURE WAS A LEAK IN THE TAIL SECTION OF THE ACFT. THE RPTR SAID MAINT DID NOT ADVISE THE FAILED COMPONENT OR COMPONENTS.
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.