Air carrier large transport lost 'B' hydraulic fluid on climbout from pit and continued to phl.

Attributes
ACN	102231
Time
Date	198901
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : pit
State Reference	PA
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : cpit
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 175 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 350
ASRS Report	102231
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On climbout from pit-phl, second officer advised of loss of pressure and fluid from 'B' hydraulic system. Captain flew the aircraft while second officer and I completed appropriate abnormal checklist. Per captain's request, advised phl approach to have emergency equipment standby in phl. Landed phl without incident. This was a rather 'routine' abnormal. The brake interconnect worked fine, so we had normal braking on landing. The safe outcome of the flight was never in question, however, a level of anxiety was created by wondering if there were any 'uncrossed T's or undotted I's' on the flight. I was almost positive there were none, however, in something as complex as getting a transport category aircraft from point a to point B some things sometimes slip through the crack. The FAA's current heavy handed enforcement procedures leave pilot's minds clouded with things other than safety, and this is not a good atmosphere for a pilot to work in.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LGT LOST 'B' HYDRAULIC FLUID ON CLIMBOUT FROM PIT AND CONTINUED TO PHL.

Narrative: ON CLIMBOUT FROM PIT-PHL, S/O ADVISED OF LOSS OF PRESSURE AND FLUID FROM 'B' HYD SYSTEM. CAPT FLEW THE ACFT WHILE S/O AND I COMPLETED APPROPRIATE ABNORMAL CHECKLIST. PER CAPT'S REQUEST, ADVISED PHL APCH TO HAVE EMER EQUIP STANDBY IN PHL. LANDED PHL WITHOUT INCIDENT. THIS WAS A RATHER 'ROUTINE' ABNORMAL. THE BRAKE INTERCONNECT WORKED FINE, SO WE HAD NORMAL BRAKING ON LNDG. THE SAFE OUTCOME OF THE FLT WAS NEVER IN QUESTION, HOWEVER, A LEVEL OF ANXIETY WAS CREATED BY WONDERING IF THERE WERE ANY 'UNCROSSED T'S OR UNDOTTED I'S' ON THE FLT. I WAS ALMOST POSITIVE THERE WERE NONE, HOWEVER, IN SOMETHING AS COMPLEX AS GETTING A TRANSPORT CATEGORY ACFT FROM POINT A TO POINT B SOME THINGS SOMETIMES SLIP THROUGH THE CRACK. THE FAA'S CURRENT HEAVY HANDED ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES LEAVE PLT'S MINDS CLOUDED WITH THINGS OTHER THAN SAFETY, AND THIS IS NOT A GOOD ATMOSPHERE FOR A PLT TO WORK IN.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.