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An large transport crew, cruising at FL310, experienced a hydraulic fluid loss, spawning an emergency with a landing at departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 545214 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200204 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mwh.airport |
| State Reference | WA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 31000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zse.artcc tower : abq.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| 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 : 270 flight time total : 1900 flight time type : 7000 |
| ASRS Report | 545214 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 900 |
| ASRS Report | 545213 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : hyd fluid quality ndication other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On climb out from sea, destination mdw, right hydraulic quantity message appeared on EICAS. Performed checklist, declared emergency, returned to sea. Uneventful return, normal approach and landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN LGT CREW, CRUISING AT FL310, EXPERIENCED A HYD FLUID LOSS, SPAWNING AN EMER WITH A LNDG AT DEP ARPT.
Narrative: ON CLBOUT FROM SEA, DEST MDW, R HYD QUANTITY MESSAGE APPEARED ON EICAS. PERFORMED CHKLIST, DECLARED EMER, RETURNED TO SEA. UNEVENTFUL RETURN, NORMAL APCH AND LNDG.
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.