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Flight crew of an fk-100 medium large transport aircraft declared an emergency due to the loss of the aircraft hydraulic system during cruise. The aircraft continued to destination and landed successfully. The aircraft was towed to the gate for deplaning.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 267376 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199404 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : dca |
| State Reference | DC |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 27000 msl bound upper : 27000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc tower : lga |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Fokker 100 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 10600 flight time type : 2400 |
| ASRS Report | 267376 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Departed rdu for phl. Cruising at FL270 the #1 hydraulic system quantity dropped to '0,' followed by a hydraulic system low quantity indication on the mdfu. Followed appropriate checklist. Declared an emergency and continued on to phl. Assumed control of the aircraft from the first officer. Used alternate gear extension checklist to lower gear and alternate flap extension to lower the flaps. Made a flaps 25 landing on runway 27L and stopped aircraft on the runway. Landing was normal. Shutdown engines and was towed to the gate. No injuries to crew or passenger (66).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN FK-100 MLG ACFT DECLARED AN EMER DUE TO THE LOSS OF THE ACFT HYD SYS DURING CRUISE. THE ACFT CONTINUED TO DEST AND LANDED SUCCESSFULLY. THE ACFT WAS TOWED TO THE GATE FOR DEPLANING.
Narrative: DEPARTED RDU FOR PHL. CRUISING AT FL270 THE #1 HYD SYS QUANTITY DROPPED TO '0,' FOLLOWED BY A HYD SYS LOW QUANTITY INDICATION ON THE MDFU. FOLLOWED APPROPRIATE CHKLIST. DECLARED AN EMER AND CONTINUED ON TO PHL. ASSUMED CTL OF THE ACFT FROM THE FO. USED ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION CHKLIST TO LOWER GEAR AND ALTERNATE FLAP EXTENSION TO LOWER THE FLAPS. MADE A FLAPS 25 LNDG ON RWY 27L AND STOPPED ACFT ON THE RWY. LNDG WAS NORMAL. SHUTDOWN ENGS AND WAS TOWED TO THE GATE. NO INJURIES TO CREW OR PAX (66).
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.