<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1052344, December 2012

A LJ55 hydraulic system failed as the aircraft was being vectored for an ILS. The pilot declared an emergency; then during delay vectors; completed the manual gear extension; the emergency checklists; and landed uneventfully.

Attributes
ACN	1052344
Time
Date	201212
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Learjet 55
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	Descent
Route In Use	Vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Hydraulic System
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 120 Flight Crew Total 6200 Flight Crew Type 2000
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

Experienced total hydraulic failure approximately 40 NM north of destination airport while receiving vectors for ILS. Requested delay vectors with TRACON while running low hydraulic checklist; alternate gear extension checklist; and partial flap landing checklist. Asked ATC to have emergency vehicles standing by upon landing. Uneventful landing and cleared runway without incident. Shut down aircraft clear of runway at intersection. Towed to the FBO. Confirmed with ATC via phone that they did not need any more information.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A LJ55 hydraulic system failed as the aircraft was being vectored for an ILS. The pilot declared an emergency; then during delay vectors; completed the manual gear extension; the emergency checklists; and landed uneventfully.

Narrative: Experienced total hydraulic failure approximately 40 NM north of destination airport while receiving vectors for ILS. Requested delay vectors with TRACON while running low hydraulic checklist; alternate gear extension checklist; and partial flap landing checklist. Asked ATC to have emergency vehicles standing by upon landing. Uneventful landing and cleared Runway without incident. Shut down aircraft clear of runway at intersection. Towed to the FBO. Confirmed with ATC via phone that they did not need any more information.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.