A B767-300 lost left system hydraulic fluid and pressure. Declared an emergency and returned to land...

Attributes
ACN	698134
Time
Date	200605
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 20000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 7000
ASRS Report	698134
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	698135
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eicas
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Still in initial climb; when we got low pressure light on left hydraulic system; went to irregularity checklist. Lost fluid and pressure in a very short time. Completed irregularity checklist. Declared an emergency; coordinated with ATC; dispatch; maintenance and crew then passenger. Returned to ZZZ and landed safely. Coordinated with operations. Got passenger and crew back to terminal via mobile lounges. Xferred control of jet to maintenance and operations. Both first officer's performed smoothly and professionally. It was my pleasure to fly with them both; the chief purser and his flight attendants.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B767-300 LOST L SYS HYD FLUID AND PRESSURE. DECLARED AN EMER AND RETURNED TO LAND.

Narrative: STILL IN INITIAL CLB; WHEN WE GOT LOW PRESSURE LIGHT ON L HYD SYS; WENT TO IRREGULARITY CHKLIST. LOST FLUID AND PRESSURE IN A VERY SHORT TIME. COMPLETED IRREGULARITY CHKLIST. DECLARED AN EMER; COORDINATED WITH ATC; DISPATCH; MAINT AND CREW THEN PAX. RETURNED TO ZZZ AND LANDED SAFELY. COORDINATED WITH OPS. GOT PAX AND CREW BACK TO TERMINAL VIA MOBILE LOUNGES. XFERRED CTL OF JET TO MAINT AND OPS. BOTH FO'S PERFORMED SMOOTHLY AND PROFESSIONALLY. IT WAS MY PLEASURE TO FLY WITH THEM BOTH; THE CHIEF PURSER AND HIS FLT ATTENDANTS.

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.