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Attributes | |
ACN | 747182 |
Time | |
Date | 200707 |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
State Reference | US |
Altitude | msl single value : 1000 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tracon : zzz.tracon tower : sbkp.tower |
Operator | general aviation : corporate |
Make Model Name | BAe 125 Series 800 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : corporate |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 17500 flight time type : 4200 |
ASRS Report | 747182 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : corporate |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Events | |
Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
Consequence | other |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Aircraft |
Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
I was captain on a hawker 800XP during a flight from ZZZ1 to ZZZ2. After takeoff the landing gear and flaps were retracted and indicated in the up position. Shortly thereafter the #1 and #2 hydraulic pump low pressure lights illuminated on the master caution panel. I instructed the first officer; who was in the left seat; to fly the aircraft and handle radios while I reviewed the checklist and familiarized myself with the dual hydraulic system failure procedures. After leveling at 14000 ft; I asked him to request a descent to 10000 ft and 200 KTS and to inform the center that we needed some time to run some checklists and that might have a landing gear problem. I went to the cabin of the aircraft to brief our passenger about what we were doing and to review the emergency exit procedures. While I was in the back I looked out of the windows to determine if any hydraulic fluid was on the aircraft and could not see any. We then manually lowered the gear following the steps described in the checklist. After the gear was extended the #2 communication radio stopped working. Because the antenna for the #2 communication is located on the bottom of the aircraft between the landing gear; we suspected that the antenna may have been damaged by the remains of a blown tire. We discussed the possibility that a blown tire and a piece of rubber could also have ruptured a hydraulic line. I asked my first officer if he had noticed any abnormalities on takeoff. He said that he felt a thump and a yaw. At this time we declared an emergency because the blown tires; along with steering and possible brake loss (due to hydraulic failure) could present serious directional control and braking problems upon landing. Because I have had experience landing with blown tires; I exchanged seats with my first officer in order to have access to the nosewheel steering control which is only on the left side. After completing all the checklist items we were less than 50 mi from ZZZ2. Because ZZZ2 has a longer runway; we opted to land there. As we were cleared to land I had my first officer try #2 communication again and it worked. I thought we might not have a flat tire after all. When the aircraft touched down it felt like everything was normal. As we slowed I started to apply light braking and the aircraft started drifting to the left. The right brake was ineffective. I then applied full right rudder; right brake; and full right thrust reverser. I stowed the left thrust reverser and added differential power to the left engine in order to keep the aircraft under control and prevent veering off the runway. The nosewheel steering was ineffective and locked due to the hydraulic problem. I was able to direct the aircraft to the right by using a combination of the techniques described above. The tower requested that we exit at the high-speed taxiway if possible. We cleared the runway and stopped on the assigned taxiway. We exited the aircraft and saw that we did not have a blown tire but noticed a stream of hydraulic fluid on the ground. The fluid was also on the right side of the aircraft; in the right gear well and the right flap. We think that's why we had no brakes on the right lack of fluid in the hydraulic lines. As you lower the landing gear manually the gear doors stay extended. The #2 communication antenna is located between the gear doors which are usually retracted after lowering the gear. The gear doors remain down during an emergency gear extension so it's possible that the (unretracted) gear doors shielded the radio xmissions. The radio worked fine after landing. We installed the gear safety pins and had the aircraft towed to the hangar for maintenance. After inspection maintenance found a hydraulic line had ruptured in the right gear well.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: H25B SUFFERS TOTAL HYDRAULIC FAILURE DUE TO RUPTURED LINE.
Narrative: I WAS CAPT ON A HAWKER 800XP DURING A FLT FROM ZZZ1 TO ZZZ2. AFTER TKOF THE LNDG GEAR AND FLAPS WERE RETRACTED AND INDICATED IN THE UP POS. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE #1 AND #2 HYD PUMP LOW PRESSURE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE MASTER CAUTION PANEL. I INSTRUCTED THE FO; WHO WAS IN THE L SEAT; TO FLY THE ACFT AND HANDLE RADIOS WHILE I REVIEWED THE CHKLIST AND FAMILIARIZED MYSELF WITH THE DUAL HYD SYS FAILURE PROCS. AFTER LEVELING AT 14000 FT; I ASKED HIM TO REQUEST A DSCNT TO 10000 FT AND 200 KTS AND TO INFORM THE CTR THAT WE NEEDED SOME TIME TO RUN SOME CHKLISTS AND THAT MIGHT HAVE A LNDG GEAR PROB. I WENT TO THE CABIN OF THE ACFT TO BRIEF OUR PAX ABOUT WHAT WE WERE DOING AND TO REVIEW THE EMER EXIT PROCS. WHILE I WAS IN THE BACK I LOOKED OUT OF THE WINDOWS TO DETERMINE IF ANY HYD FLUID WAS ON THE ACFT AND COULD NOT SEE ANY. WE THEN MANUALLY LOWERED THE GEAR FOLLOWING THE STEPS DESCRIBED IN THE CHKLIST. AFTER THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED THE #2 COM RADIO STOPPED WORKING. BECAUSE THE ANTENNA FOR THE #2 COM IS LOCATED ON THE BOTTOM OF THE ACFT BTWN THE LNDG GEAR; WE SUSPECTED THAT THE ANTENNA MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED BY THE REMAINS OF A BLOWN TIRE. WE DISCUSSED THE POSSIBILITY THAT A BLOWN TIRE AND A PIECE OF RUBBER COULD ALSO HAVE RUPTURED A HYD LINE. I ASKED MY FO IF HE HAD NOTICED ANY ABNORMALITIES ON TKOF. HE SAID THAT HE FELT A THUMP AND A YAW. AT THIS TIME WE DECLARED AN EMER BECAUSE THE BLOWN TIRES; ALONG WITH STEERING AND POSSIBLE BRAKE LOSS (DUE TO HYD FAILURE) COULD PRESENT SERIOUS DIRECTIONAL CTL AND BRAKING PROBS UPON LNDG. BECAUSE I HAVE HAD EXPERIENCE LNDG WITH BLOWN TIRES; I EXCHANGED SEATS WITH MY FO IN ORDER TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE NOSEWHEEL STEERING CTL WHICH IS ONLY ON THE L SIDE. AFTER COMPLETING ALL THE CHKLIST ITEMS WE WERE LESS THAN 50 MI FROM ZZZ2. BECAUSE ZZZ2 HAS A LONGER RWY; WE OPTED TO LAND THERE. AS WE WERE CLRED TO LAND I HAD MY FO TRY #2 COM AGAIN AND IT WORKED. I THOUGHT WE MIGHT NOT HAVE A FLAT TIRE AFTER ALL. WHEN THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN IT FELT LIKE EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. AS WE SLOWED I STARTED TO APPLY LIGHT BRAKING AND THE ACFT STARTED DRIFTING TO THE L. THE R BRAKE WAS INEFFECTIVE. I THEN APPLIED FULL R RUDDER; R BRAKE; AND FULL R THRUST REVERSER. I STOWED THE L THRUST REVERSER AND ADDED DIFFERENTIAL PWR TO THE L ENG IN ORDER TO KEEP THE ACFT UNDER CTL AND PREVENT VEERING OFF THE RWY. THE NOSEWHEEL STEERING WAS INEFFECTIVE AND LOCKED DUE TO THE HYD PROB. I WAS ABLE TO DIRECT THE ACFT TO THE R BY USING A COMBINATION OF THE TECHNIQUES DESCRIBED ABOVE. THE TWR REQUESTED THAT WE EXIT AT THE HIGH-SPD TXWY IF POSSIBLE. WE CLRED THE RWY AND STOPPED ON THE ASSIGNED TXWY. WE EXITED THE ACFT AND SAW THAT WE DID NOT HAVE A BLOWN TIRE BUT NOTICED A STREAM OF HYD FLUID ON THE GND. THE FLUID WAS ALSO ON THE R SIDE OF THE ACFT; IN THE R GEAR WELL AND THE R FLAP. WE THINK THAT'S WHY WE HAD NO BRAKES ON THE R LACK OF FLUID IN THE HYD LINES. AS YOU LOWER THE LNDG GEAR MANUALLY THE GEAR DOORS STAY EXTENDED. THE #2 COM ANTENNA IS LOCATED BTWN THE GEAR DOORS WHICH ARE USUALLY RETRACTED AFTER LOWERING THE GEAR. THE GEAR DOORS REMAIN DOWN DURING AN EMER GEAR EXTENSION SO IT'S POSSIBLE THAT THE (UNRETRACTED) GEAR DOORS SHIELDED THE RADIO XMISSIONS. THE RADIO WORKED FINE AFTER LNDG. WE INSTALLED THE GEAR SAFETY PINS AND HAD THE ACFT TOWED TO THE HANGAR FOR MAINT. AFTER INSPECTION MAINT FOUND A HYD LINE HAD RUPTURED IN THE R GEAR WELL.
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.