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B757-200 experiences loss of center hydraulic system fluid. Diverts to nearest suitable airport and lands without incident.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 688786 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200602 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zny.artcc |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 34000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 688786 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : hyd qty eicas warning other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : declared emergency |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Approximately 60 mi south of zzzzz intersection; center hydraulic quantity light and EICAS message. Center quantity 48% and dropping. Followed QRH procedure and shut down both center hydraulic pumps. Contacted dispatch via phone patch; dispatch advised best divert airport as ZZZ approximately 440 NM west. Declared an emergency and received ATC clearance from new york oceanic left turn direct ZZZ at FL340. Flight continued to ZZZ and landed without incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757-200 EXPERIENCES LOSS OF CTR HYD SYS FLUID. DIVERTS TO NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT AND LANDS WITHOUT INCIDENT.
Narrative: APPROX 60 MI S OF ZZZZZ INTXN; CTR HYD QUANTITY LIGHT AND EICAS MESSAGE. CTR QUANTITY 48% AND DROPPING. FOLLOWED QRH PROC AND SHUT DOWN BOTH CTR HYD PUMPS. CONTACTED DISPATCH VIA PHONE PATCH; DISPATCH ADVISED BEST DIVERT ARPT AS ZZZ APPROX 440 NM W. DECLARED AN EMER AND RECEIVED ATC CLRNC FROM NEW YORK OCEANIC L TURN DIRECT ZZZ AT FL340. FLT CONTINUED TO ZZZ AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.