A B757's right hydraulic pressure low light illuminated inflight and the crew discovered the quantit...

Narrative:

On climbout after flap and gear retraction and at approximately FL190 the right hydraulic system low pressure caution light illuminated. As soon as we could check the quantity it was reading almost zero. We followed the flight manual procedures for right hydraulic pressure/quantity low and declared an emergency with ATC. We contacted dispatch and maintenance and decided to continue to our destination to land. The captain informed the purser and then the passengers. ATC gave us direct and asked for fuel and souls on board. We checked landing performance and made the best choice for a landing runway. We had ATC position the crash trucks and made a normal landing. An uneventful taxi to the gate and normal deplaning followed. We met with the fire chief and he said all looks fine. The first officer performed a post flight inspection and could find no evidence of leaks or any damage. All radio and company communications worked perfectly.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757's Right Hydraulic Pressure LOW light illuminated inflight and the crew discovered the quantity reading near zero. An emergency was declared and the flight continued to its destination.

Narrative: On climbout after flap and gear retraction and at approximately FL190 the Right Hydraulic System LOW PRESSURE caution light illuminated. As soon as we could check the quantity it was reading almost zero. We followed the flight manual procedures for RIGHT HYD PRESSURE/QUANTITY LOW and declared an emergency with ATC. We contacted Dispatch and Maintenance and decided to continue to our destination to land. The Captain informed the Purser and then the Passengers. ATC gave us direct and asked for fuel and souls on board. We checked landing performance and made the best choice for a landing runway. We had ATC position the crash trucks and made a normal landing. An uneventful taxi to the gate and normal deplaning followed. We met with the Fire Chief and he said all looks fine. The First Officer performed a post flight inspection and could find no evidence of leaks or any damage. All radio and company communications worked perfectly.

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.

Attributes
ACN	851231
Time
Date	200909
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Hydraulic Main System
Person 1
Function	Pilot Not Flying
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 225 Flight Crew Total 11200 Flight Crew Type 225
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe

A B757's right hydraulic pressure low light illuminated inflight and the crew discovered the quantity reading near zero. An emergency was declared and the flight continued to its destination.