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Attributes | |
ACN | 810302 |
Time | |
Date | 200810 |
Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
State Reference | US |
Altitude | msl single value : 22000 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc tower : tus.tower |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
Route In Use | arrival star : zzz departure sid : zzz |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain |
Qualification | pilot : atp |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 4750 |
ASRS Report | 810302 |
Events | |
Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eicas other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
Consequence | other |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Aircraft |
Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Climbing through FL220; I got a left main fuel pump failure. I ran the QRH checklist and shut off the pump. I checked the EICAS status and noticed an aft equipment exhaust fan #1 failure. I then also noticed the right hydraulic system RF indication and zero right hydraulic quantity. I had the first officer (who was the PF) take over ATC communication and directed him to declare an emergency and return to ZZZ while I ran the QRH checklist for loss of hydraulic quantity (right). We flew an uneventful approach to ZZZ runway xx. WX was VMC with winds gusting to 22 KTS out of the north. On descent; we did get the sympathetic failures of some spoilers; autobrakes; right elevator trim and autobrakes as the right system lost pressure. Once we were at the gate; we also noted that the dome lights had come on and we were unable to extinguish them. Maintenance first verified that the right system was empty but could not find a leak. Their theory was that the fuel/hydraulic heat exchanger in the wing fuel cell failed and the leaked hydraulic fluid was probably what caused the fuel pump failure. The entire crew (cockpit and cabin) elected not to continue flying; as safety dictated it would be more prudent to have an unaffected crew continue.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757 FLIGHT CREW LOST THEIR LEFT MAIN FUEL PUMP AND THE RIGHT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. THEY DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT.
Narrative: CLBING THROUGH FL220; I GOT A L MAIN FUEL PUMP FAILURE. I RAN THE QRH CHKLIST AND SHUT OFF THE PUMP. I CHKED THE EICAS STATUS AND NOTICED AN AFT EQUIP EXHAUST FAN #1 FAILURE. I THEN ALSO NOTICED THE R HYD SYS RF INDICATION AND ZERO R HYD QUANTITY. I HAD THE FO (WHO WAS THE PF) TAKE OVER ATC COM AND DIRECTED HIM TO DECLARE AN EMER AND RETURN TO ZZZ WHILE I RAN THE QRH CHKLIST FOR LOSS OF HYD QUANTITY (R). WE FLEW AN UNEVENTFUL APCH TO ZZZ RWY XX. WX WAS VMC WITH WINDS GUSTING TO 22 KTS OUT OF THE N. ON DSCNT; WE DID GET THE SYMPATHETIC FAILURES OF SOME SPOILERS; AUTOBRAKES; R ELEVATOR TRIM AND AUTOBRAKES AS THE R SYSTEM LOST PRESSURE. ONCE WE WERE AT THE GATE; WE ALSO NOTED THAT THE DOME LIGHTS HAD COME ON AND WE WERE UNABLE TO EXTINGUISH THEM. MAINT FIRST VERIFIED THAT THE R SYSTEM WAS EMPTY BUT COULD NOT FIND A LEAK. THEIR THEORY WAS THAT THE FUEL/HYD HEAT EXCHANGER IN THE WING FUEL CELL FAILED AND THE LEAKED HYD FLUID WAS PROBABLY WHAT CAUSED THE FUEL PUMP FAILURE. THE ENTIRE CREW (COCKPIT AND CABIN) ELECTED NOT TO CONTINUE FLYING; AS SAFETY DICTATED IT WOULD BE MORE PRUDENT TO HAVE AN UNAFFECTED CREW CONTINUE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.