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Air carrier widebody transport en route to ord diverted to mke due to deteriorating WX at ord and loss of #3 hydraulic system before top of descent.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 198561 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199201 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : bdf |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 29000 msl bound upper : 29000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zau |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 198561 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Prior to descent flight engineer's hydraulic system 3 elevator off light illuminated. Quantity was slightly above 4 gallons and decreasing. Abnormal procedures were completed. An emergency was declared with a divert to mke due to deteriorating WX at ord.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR WDB ENRTE TO ORD DIVERTED TO MKE DUE TO DETERIORATING WX AT ORD AND LOSS OF #3 HYD SYS BEFORE TOP OF DSCNT.
Narrative: PRIOR TO DSCNT FE'S HYDRAULIC SYS 3 ELEVATOR OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATED. QUANTITY WAS SLIGHTLY ABOVE 4 GALLONS AND DECREASING. ABNORMAL PROCS WERE COMPLETED. AN EMER WAS DECLARED WITH A DIVERT TO MKE DUE TO DETERIORATING WX AT ORD.
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.