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An md-88 flight crew declared and emergency in order to expedite their landing when they discovered a slow leak in the right hydraulic system.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 971457 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201109 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | MD-88 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach Vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Hydraulic System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Flight Engineer |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Total 7000 Flight Crew Type 300 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
Approximately mid flight we noticed a slow loss of hydraulic fluid from the right system. Followed checklist procedures for right hydraulic quantity low in QRH. We noted no loss of system pressure. On arrival the system continued to lose quantity and we declared an emergency as a precaution and to expedite landing before we lost all fluid and; therefore; lose pressure. The landing and taxi in was uneventful.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An MD-88 flight crew declared and emergency in order to expedite their landing when they discovered a slow leak in the right hydraulic system.
Narrative: Approximately mid flight we noticed a slow loss of hydraulic fluid from the right system. Followed checklist procedures for right hydraulic quantity low in QRH. We noted no loss of system pressure. On arrival the system continued to lose quantity and we declared an emergency as a precaution and to expedite landing before we lost all fluid and; therefore; lose pressure. The landing and taxi in was uneventful.
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.