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A B727-200 in cruise at FL290 declared an emergency due to loss of 'a' system hydraulic pressure and quantity, caused by a failed leading edge flap actuator.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 536592 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200201 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 29000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zkc.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 170 |
| ASRS Report | 536592 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 537724 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : a system low press. warn other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Lost hydraulic system 'a' quantity, shut off engine driven hydraulic pumps in accordance with checklist. Continued to destination, ZZZ, us. Used small amount of fluid remaining to lower gear and flaps normally. Landed runway 13, full length, stopped on runway, inserted gear pins and were towed to ramp. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the loss of 'a' system hydraulic quantity and pressure was caused by a leaking leading edge flap actuator on the right wing. Supplemental information from acn 537724: in-flight emergency was declared with ZKC.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B727-200 IN CRUISE AT FL290 DECLARED AN EMER DUE TO LOSS OF 'A' SYS HYD PRESSURE AND QUANTITY, CAUSED BY A FAILED LEADING EDGE FLAP ACTUATOR.
Narrative: LOST HYD SYS 'A' QUANTITY, SHUT OFF ENG DRIVEN HYD PUMPS IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHKLIST. CONTINUED TO DEST, ZZZ, US. USED SMALL AMOUNT OF FLUID REMAINING TO LOWER GEAR AND FLAPS NORMALLY. LANDED RWY 13, FULL LENGTH, STOPPED ON RWY, INSERTED GEAR PINS AND WERE TOWED TO RAMP. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE LOSS OF 'A' SYS HYD QUANTITY AND PRESSURE WAS CAUSED BY A LEAKING LEADING EDGE FLAP ACTUATOR ON THE R WING. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 537724: INFLT EMER WAS DECLARED WITH ZKC.
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.