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Loss of hydraulic fluid in the right system creates the need for a DC9 to get delaying vectors and use alternate lowering of the landing gear for landing at dtw, mi.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 545926 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200204 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : dxo.vor |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | msl single value : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : d21.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | arrival : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 545926 |
| 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 quantity other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition other |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On vectors to runway 21R dtw, I noticed rudder control manual annunciator light illuminate and reverse thrust hydraulic quantity decreasing and reverse thrust pressure going to zero. Got vectors to remain within 20 NM of dtw and performed communication procedure to lower landing gear with the left system. I briefed the flight attendants, called dispatch, and asked for the fire trucks. The landing gear extended and locked with gear doors properly closed so did not declare emergency with ATC. Landed without incident. At gate, mechanic said that the reservoir was empty.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LOSS OF HYD FLUID IN THE R SYS CREATES THE NEED FOR A DC9 TO GET DELAYING VECTORS AND USE ALTERNATE LOWERING OF THE LNDG GEAR FOR LNDG AT DTW, MI.
Narrative: ON VECTORS TO RWY 21R DTW, I NOTICED RUDDER CTL MANUAL ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATE AND REVERSE THRUST HYD QUANTITY DECREASING AND REVERSE THRUST PRESSURE GOING TO ZERO. GOT VECTORS TO REMAIN WITHIN 20 NM OF DTW AND PERFORMED COM PROC TO LOWER LNDG GEAR WITH THE L SYS. I BRIEFED THE FLT ATTENDANTS, CALLED DISPATCH, AND ASKED FOR THE FIRE TRUCKS. THE LNDG GEAR EXTENDED AND LOCKED WITH GEAR DOORS PROPERLY CLOSED SO DID NOT DECLARE EMER WITH ATC. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AT GATE, MECH SAID THAT THE RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY.
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.