DHC8-100 captain experiences a loss of hydraulic fluid at FL180 and declares an emergency. Flight co...

Attributes
ACN	1138812
Time
Date	201312
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Dash 8 Series Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Component
Aircraft Component	Hydraulic Main System
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

At FL180 we got a master caution light. We also had the number 1 rud iso vlv caution light [and] the number 1 rud hyd caution light. We pulled out the emergency checklist [and] followed the iso vlv checklist. We had approximately 8 quarts of hyd fluid. We declared an emergency and informed the following people of the situation. ATC; dispatch; ops; [and] the flight attendant. We made a zero flap landing; turn off the runway and parked the aircraft on the taxiway. The firemen inspected the aircraft and we were towed to the gate. There were [no] injuries and no damage to the aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DHC8-100 Captain experiences a loss of hydraulic fluid at FL180 and declares an emergency. Flight continues to destination for a no flap landing and is towed to the gate.

Narrative: At FL180 we got a Master Caution light. We also had the Number 1 Rud Iso Vlv caution light [and] the Number 1 Rud Hyd caution light. We pulled out the Emergency Checklist [and] followed the ISO VLV Checklist. We had approximately 8 quarts of Hyd fluid. We declared an emergency and informed the following people of the situation. ATC; Dispatch; Ops; [and] the FA. We made a zero flap landing; turn off the runway and parked the aircraft on the taxiway. The firemen inspected the aircraft and we were towed to the gate. There were [no] injuries and no damage to the aircraft.

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.

DHC8-100 captain experiences a loss of hydraulic fluid at FL180 and declares an emergency. Flight continues to destination for a no flap landing and is towed to the gate.