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Md-11 captain reported a loss of the #2 hydraulic system quantity; which resulted in a return to the departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1679211 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201908 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | MD-11 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Hydraulic System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 32 Flight Crew Total 7900 Flight Crew Type 3586 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
After takeoff climbing through approximately 3000 ft. Received a level 1 hydraulic 2 off alert. Passing through 15000 ft. With autopilot engaged. QRH procedures were executed by first officer. Then I made a sat-com call to dispatch and maintenance to discuss problem and if we should continue to ZZZ1. During call hydraulic quantity in system 2 continue to decrease. At approximately 1.3 gallons we received a level 2 hydraulic 2 fail alert. QRH procedures were followed. Afterwards I made the decision to return to ZZZ. [Requested priority handling] and we landed in ZZZ uneventfully.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD-11 Captain reported a loss of the #2 hydraulic system quantity; which resulted in a return to the departure airport.
Narrative: After takeoff climbing through approximately 3000 ft. received a level 1 Hydraulic 2 Off alert. Passing through 15000 ft. with autopilot engaged. QRH procedures were executed by First Officer. Then I made a sat-com call to Dispatch and Maintenance to discuss problem and if we should continue to ZZZ1. During call Hydraulic quantity in system 2 continue to decrease. At approximately 1.3 gallons we received a level 2 Hydraulic 2 Fail alert. QRH procedures were followed. Afterwards I made the decision to return to ZZZ. [Requested priority handling] and we landed in ZZZ uneventfully.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.