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Attributes | |
ACN | 810820 |
Time | |
Date | 200811 |
Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
State Reference | US |
Altitude | msl single value : 36000 |
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 : first officer |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 3500 |
ASRS Report | 810820 |
Events | |
Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Aircraft |
Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Autoplt on at FL360 the left engine driven hydraulic low pressure light comes on. Run checklist; turn pump off. About 15 mins later; all left system hydraulic fluid is lost in massive leak with asymmetry lights illuminated. Ran checklists. Priority handling to divert to ZZZ. On downwind to runway 7; ptu pump fails when gear was extended. Used alternate extension for gear and flaps. Used flaps 20 degrees for landing. Had emergency equipment and tug meet aircraft. Towed in to gate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757-200 LOSES LEFT MAIN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. PTU FAILS WHEN GEAR EXTENDED.
Narrative: AUTOPLT ON AT FL360 THE L ENG DRIVEN HYD LOW PRESSURE LIGHT COMES ON. RUN CHKLIST; TURN PUMP OFF. ABOUT 15 MINS LATER; ALL L SYS HYD FLUID IS LOST IN MASSIVE LEAK WITH ASYMMETRY LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. RAN CHKLISTS. PRIORITY HANDLING TO DIVERT TO ZZZ. ON DOWNWIND TO RWY 7; PTU PUMP FAILS WHEN GEAR WAS EXTENDED. USED ALTERNATE EXTENSION FOR GEAR AND FLAPS. USED FLAPS 20 DEGS FOR LNDG. HAD EMER EQUIP AND TUG MEET ACFT. TOWED IN TO GATE.
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.