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MD80 lost right hydraulic quantity during descent for landing. Uneventful landing was accomplished with equipment standing by.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 744621 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200706 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 7000 |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Thunderstorm Rain |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : zzz.tracon |
| 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 : approach |
| Route In Use | arrival : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 744621 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : hyd pressure gauge other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
During rapid descent between cells and being vectored for intercept on runway 9R; the first officer noticed that the right hydraulic pressure was fluctuating. Then we both observed that the right hydraulic quantity was at zero. Told ATC to have arf stand by and landed visually on runway 10. Arf notified us of smoke on the right landing gear; but no fire along with fluid leaking out of the right gear area. With no fire we had arf follow us to the gate area and deplaned normally. Also we had a jump seater who we put to work to read the QRH for loss of hydraulic quantity. I coordinated with ATC while the first officer flew the plane flawlessly.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD80 LOST RIGHT HYD QUANTITY DURING DESCENT FOR LNDG. UNEVENTFUL LNDG WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH EQUIPMENT STANDING BY.
Narrative: DURING RAPID DSCNT BTWN CELLS AND BEING VECTORED FOR INTERCEPT ON RWY 9R; THE FO NOTICED THAT THE R HYD PRESSURE WAS FLUCTUATING. THEN WE BOTH OBSERVED THAT THE R HYD QUANTITY WAS AT ZERO. TOLD ATC TO HAVE ARF STAND BY AND LANDED VISUALLY ON RWY 10. ARF NOTIFIED US OF SMOKE ON THE R LNDG GEAR; BUT NO FIRE ALONG WITH FLUID LEAKING OUT OF THE R GEAR AREA. WITH NO FIRE WE HAD ARF FOLLOW US TO THE GATE AREA AND DEPLANED NORMALLY. ALSO WE HAD A JUMP SEATER WHO WE PUT TO WORK TO READ THE QRH FOR LOSS OF HYD QUANTITY. I COORDINATED WITH ATC WHILE THE FO FLEW THE PLANE FLAWLESSLY.
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.