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Attributes | |
ACN | 619612 |
Time | |
Date | 200405 |
Day | Fri |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : slc.airport |
State Reference | UT |
Altitude | msl single value : 16000 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Weather Elements | Ice other |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tracon : s56.tracon tower : slc.tower tower : bwi.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 |
Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude landing : roll |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 235 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 6000 |
ASRS Report | 619612 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Events | |
Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : company policies |
Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : pressure gauges other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist flight crew : overrode automation flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency |
Consequence | other |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Aircraft |
Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
At 18000 ft, called for in-range (landing north) leveling 16000 ft and slowed to 230 KTS. Called for slats and saw opposite movement between right and left hydraulic pressure needles. Saw right hydraulic quantity about 1 quart. Turned off right pumps to save quantity, called for QRH lost quantity. Told approach of problem, asked for runway 34L. With pumps on, gear wouldn't drop and quantity almost zero. Did alternate gear extension QRH. Couldn't reach slc operations to get tug and maintenance. Asked approach for emergency equipment and we would need to stop on runway. Landed with gear doors dragging almost maximum weight (128000 pounds) high altitude. Ground speed was high and gear door skids scraped off 3-4 seconds after touching according to emergency crews who saw sparks as we rolled out. Used jump seat rider to brief flight attendants because of compressed time. Slc emergency crews with designated radio excellent, immediately responded to questions and request (no smoke, no fire, gear doors not bent). Operations, at out-stations, need to keep 1 person at operations desk radio so aircraft can communicate immediately and continuously for special equipment, personnel and handling needs during an emergency until the situation concludes. The radio desk relays via walkie-talkie to ramp/station personnel the needs of the stricken aircraft. This did not happen at slc.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: EMER DECLARED BY MD80 FLT CREW WHEN HAVING TO EXTEND THEIR LNDG GEAR BY EMER SYS ON APCH TO SLC, UT.
Narrative: AT 18000 FT, CALLED FOR IN-RANGE (LNDG N) LEVELING 16000 FT AND SLOWED TO 230 KTS. CALLED FOR SLATS AND SAW OPPOSITE MOVEMENT BTWN R AND L HYD PRESSURE NEEDLES. SAW R HYD QUANTITY ABOUT 1 QUART. TURNED OFF R PUMPS TO SAVE QUANTITY, CALLED FOR QRH LOST QUANTITY. TOLD APCH OF PROB, ASKED FOR RWY 34L. WITH PUMPS ON, GEAR WOULDN'T DROP AND QUANTITY ALMOST ZERO. DID ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION QRH. COULDN'T REACH SLC OPS TO GET TUG AND MAINT. ASKED APCH FOR EMER EQUIP AND WE WOULD NEED TO STOP ON RWY. LANDED WITH GEAR DOORS DRAGGING ALMOST MAX WT (128000 LBS) HIGH ALT. GND SPD WAS HIGH AND GEAR DOOR SKIDS SCRAPED OFF 3-4 SECONDS AFTER TOUCHING ACCORDING TO EMER CREWS WHO SAW SPARKS AS WE ROLLED OUT. USED JUMP SEAT RIDER TO BRIEF FLT ATTENDANTS BECAUSE OF COMPRESSED TIME. SLC EMER CREWS WITH DESIGNATED RADIO EXCELLENT, IMMEDIATELY RESPONDED TO QUESTIONS AND REQUEST (NO SMOKE, NO FIRE, GEAR DOORS NOT BENT). OPS, AT OUT-STATIONS, NEED TO KEEP 1 PERSON AT OPS DESK RADIO SO ACFT CAN COMMUNICATE IMMEDIATELY AND CONTINUOUSLY FOR SPECIAL EQUIP, PERSONNEL AND HANDLING NEEDS DURING AN EMER UNTIL THE SIT CONCLUDES. THE RADIO DESK RELAYS VIA WALKIE-TALKIE TO RAMP/STATION PERSONNEL THE NEEDS OF THE STRICKEN ACFT. THIS DID NOT HAPPEN AT SLC.
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.