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While loading and unloading cargo; a ramp employee was informed that liquid appeared to be coming out of the hot spout that normally shoots out hot water from the bottom of the crj-200 aircraft. Aircraft departed; but had to divert for maintenance due to a hydraulic fluid leak.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 968925 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201109 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 200 ER/LR (CRJ200) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Hydraulic Fluid |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Ramp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
I was unloading/loading a flight and all operations were going as planned. During the operations; my fellow employees X and Y had notified me that a liquid was coming from the bottom of the aircraft. The liquid appeared to be coming out of the hot spout that normally shoots out water and we had assumed that was the liquid that was coming out of the aircraft was the hot water. We had no idea that the aircraft was leaking hydraulic fluid since the liquid was coming out close to the hot spout. I was notified [the next day] of what had happened to the aircraft by my manager. The flight was diverted to another station for maintenance due to the liquid coming out was hydraulic fluid. The next time an event like this occurs we will take actions immediately and notify every lead person at the station and the crew of the situation to avoid another severe situation like this again.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: While loading and unloading cargo; a ramp employee was informed that liquid appeared to be coming out of the Hot Spout that normally shoots out hot water from the bottom of the CRJ-200 aircraft. Aircraft departed; but had to divert for maintenance due to a hydraulic fluid leak.
Narrative: I was unloading/loading a flight and all operations were going as planned. During the operations; my fellow employees X and Y had notified me that a liquid was coming from the bottom of the aircraft. The liquid appeared to be coming out of the Hot Spout that normally shoots out water and we had assumed that was the liquid that was coming out of the aircraft was the hot water. We had no idea that the aircraft was leaking hydraulic fluid since the liquid was coming out close to the Hot Spout. I was notified [the next day] of what had happened to the aircraft by my Manager. The flight was diverted to another station for maintenance due to the liquid coming out was hydraulic fluid. The next time an event like this occurs we will take actions immediately and notify every lead person at the station and the crew of the situation to avoid another severe situation like this again.
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.