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B757-200 flight crew declared an emergency and diverted to another airport during climb out when they noticed losing all the fluid in the left hydraulic system.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 519232 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200107 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mco.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl single value : 13000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Weather Elements | Thunderstorm |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zjx.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 24000 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 519232 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : hyd system quantity ind other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3-4 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Departed and during climb out at approximately 13000 ft, I lost the left hydraulic system fluid. All appropriate QRH and checklist procedures were accomplished. A loud noise was heard by passenger and cabin crew about the time of system failure. I felt the safest course of action was to land as soon as possible. I declared an emergency due to an overweight landing situation (213000 pounds). ATC was very helpful and accommodating. Landing on runway 18R at mco was normal and uneventful. To continue in this situation to destination for another 4 1/2 hours flying time seemed to me a bad judgement call. Therefore, I elected to land nearby at mco.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757-200 FLC DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED TO ANOTHER ARPT DURING CLBOUT WHEN THEY NOTICED LOSING ALL THE FLUID IN THE L HYD SYS.
Narrative: DEPARTED AND DURING CLBOUT AT APPROX 13000 FT, I LOST THE L HYD SYS FLUID. ALL APPROPRIATE QRH AND CHKLIST PROCS WERE ACCOMPLISHED. A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD BY PAX AND CABIN CREW ABOUT THE TIME OF SYS FAILURE. I FELT THE SAFEST COURSE OF ACTION WAS TO LAND ASAP. I DECLARED AN EMER DUE TO AN OVERWT LNDG SIT (213000 LBS). ATC WAS VERY HELPFUL AND ACCOMMODATING. LNDG ON RWY 18R AT MCO WAS NORMAL AND UNEVENTFUL. TO CONTINUE IN THIS SIT TO DEST FOR ANOTHER 4 1/2 HRS FLYING TIME SEEMED TO ME A BAD JUDGEMENT CALL. THEREFORE, I ELECTED TO LAND NEARBY AT MCO.
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.