B757 captain experiences rt hydraulic system failure at FL370 due to fluid loss. Crew declared an emergency and returned to their departure airport for an overweight landing.

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Attributes
ACN	842806
Time
Date	200907
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Hydraulic Fluid
Person 1
Function	Captain
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Maintenance

Narrative:

At cruise FL370 experienced loss of 'rt hydraulic system' quantity (fluid). Accomplished QRH procedures; declared emergency; returned to departure airport. Overweight landing (199;200 pounds). Airport rescue and fire fighting responded and followed to gate. Aircraft has history of 'rt hydraulic system' quantity depletion. Uneventful approach and landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 Captain experiences RT HYD SYS failure at FL370 due to fluid loss. Crew declared an emergency and returned to their departure airport for an overweight landing.

Narrative: At cruise FL370 experienced loss of 'RT HYD SYS' quantity (fluid). Accomplished QRH procedures; declared emergency; returned to departure airport. Overweight landing (199;200 LBS). Airport rescue and fire fighting responded and followed to gate. Aircraft has history of 'RT HYD SYS' quantity depletion. Uneventful approach and landing.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.