Air carrier has EICAS message of hydraulic problems. Requests emergency equipment, priority handling...

Attributes
ACN	218268
Time
Date	199208
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mem
State Reference	TN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 23000 msl bound upper : 23000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zme tower : dal
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude descent other landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 1400
ASRS Report	218268
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : anomaly accepted other
Consequence	Other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

EICAS status message depicted low left hydraulic quantity. Shortly thereafter the following status messages appeared: left hydraulic system pressure. Left hydraulic reservoir pressure. Rudder ratio. Power transfer unit. We then followed the appropriate abnormal procedures in the aircraft operating manual for each item. We then contacted msp flight dispatch and maintenance control and notified them of our situation and our requests for emergency equipment and maintenance assistance and priority handling by approach control at our destination airport. The flight attendants were briefed for the approach, landing, what to expect on the ground. A 'PA' was made to the passenger on the approach so as not to scare them when they saw all the emergency vehicles. The gear flaps were extended using the alternate method and a normal landing was made. There was a total loss of nose wheel steering but we were able to exit the runway via the high speed taxiway by using differential braking. We were then towed to the gate. A visual inspection revealed that the left main gear hydraulic line had ruptured.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR HAS EICAS MESSAGE OF HYD PROBLEMS. REQUESTS EMER EQUIP, PRIORITY HANDLING, LANDS.

Narrative: EICAS STATUS MESSAGE DEPICTED LOW L HYD QUANTITY. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE FOLLOWING STATUS MESSAGES APPEARED: L HYD SYS PRESSURE. L HYD RESERVOIR PRESSURE. RUDDER RATIO. PWR TRANSFER UNIT. WE THEN FOLLOWED THE APPROPRIATE ABNORMAL PROCS IN THE ACFT OPERATING MANUAL FOR EACH ITEM. WE THEN CONTACTED MSP FLT DISPATCH AND MAINT CTL AND NOTIFIED THEM OF OUR SITUATION AND OUR REQUESTS FOR EMER EQUIP AND MAINT ASSISTANCE AND PRIORITY HANDLING BY APCH CTL AT OUR DEST ARPT. THE FLT ATTENDANTS WERE BRIEFED FOR THE APCH, LNDG, WHAT TO EXPECT ON THE GND. A 'PA' WAS MADE TO THE PAX ON THE APCH SO AS NOT TO SCARE THEM WHEN THEY SAW ALL THE EMER VEHICLES. THE GEAR FLAPS WERE EXTENDED USING THE ALTERNATE METHOD AND A NORMAL LNDG WAS MADE. THERE WAS A TOTAL LOSS OF NOSE WHEEL STEERING BUT WE WERE ABLE TO EXIT THE RWY VIA THE HIGH SPD TAXIWAY BY USING DIFFERENTIAL BRAKING. WE WERE THEN TOWED TO THE GATE. A VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE L MAIN GEAR HYD LINE HAD RUPTURED.

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.

Air carrier has EICAS message of hydraulic problems. Requests emergency equipment, priority handling, lands.