Hydraulic failure in climb on heavy transport cargo aircraft. Flight returned and landed at pdx.

Attributes
ACN	167300
Time
Date	199101
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pdx
State Reference	OR
Altitude	msl bound lower : 9600 msl bound upper : 10400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pdx tower : pdx tower : atl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Heavy Transport, Low Wing, 4 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : intermediate altitude landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 21000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	167300
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

After a normal startup and taxiout, we departed 10L at pdx, followed by a normal climb up through 3000'. At that time the F/east called out a loss of hydraulic fluid. I then called for the emergency checklist for hydraulic failure. We completed all items. I had some trouble holding altitude right on, but the altitude excursions were no more than 400' up or down from our assigned altitude. After the emergency hydraulic checklist was finished, went ahead with a visibility approach to runway 10R. A normal landing and full stop was completed, with little difficulty. I was able to clear the runway and shut down the aircraft on the cargo ramp. The airport fire trucks were positioned along the runway, but their services were not used.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HYDRAULIC FAILURE IN CLIMB ON HVT CARGO ACFT. FLT RETURNED AND LANDED AT PDX.

Narrative: AFTER A NORMAL STARTUP AND TAXIOUT, WE DEPARTED 10L AT PDX, FOLLOWED BY A NORMAL CLB UP THROUGH 3000'. AT THAT TIME THE F/E CALLED OUT A LOSS OF HYD FLUID. I THEN CALLED FOR THE EMER CHKLIST FOR HYD FAILURE. WE COMPLETED ALL ITEMS. I HAD SOME TROUBLE HOLDING ALT RIGHT ON, BUT THE ALT EXCURSIONS WERE NO MORE THAN 400' UP OR DOWN FROM OUR ASSIGNED ALT. AFTER THE EMER HYD CHKLIST WAS FINISHED, WENT AHEAD WITH A VIS APCH TO RWY 10R. A NORMAL LNDG AND FULL STOP WAS COMPLETED, WITH LITTLE DIFFICULTY. I WAS ABLE TO CLR THE RWY AND SHUT DOWN THE ACFT ON THE CARGO RAMP. THE ARPT FIRE TRUCKS WERE POSITIONED ALONG THE RWY, BUT THEIR SVCS WERE NOT USED.

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