Dc-10 suffers loss of #3 hydraulic system and continues another 800 NM to destination airport.

Attributes
ACN	267648
Time
Date	199404
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dtw
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 35000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob tracon : dtw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-10 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other landing other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	267648
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
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 flight crew : overcame equipment problem other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Aircraft (dc-10) experienced a loss of fluid in hydraulic system #3, followed by total loss of system #3 hydraulic. Performed all actions in the aircraft operating manual. Continued on to detroit approximately 800 NM after consulting company maintenance control and company dispatch. Performed all actions required by dc-10 cockpit operating manual to manually extend the landing gear and prepare for landing. In-flight emergency declared with dtw approach control. Equipment standing by for landing. Landed without incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC-10 SUFFERS LOSS OF #3 HYD SYS AND CONTINUES ANOTHER 800 NM TO DEST ARPT.

Narrative: ACFT (DC-10) EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF FLUID IN HYD SYS #3, FOLLOWED BY TOTAL LOSS OF SYS #3 HYD. PERFORMED ALL ACTIONS IN THE ACFT OPERATING MANUAL. CONTINUED ON TO DETROIT APPROX 800 NM AFTER CONSULTING COMPANY MAINT CTL AND COMPANY DISPATCH. PERFORMED ALL ACTIONS REQUIRED BY DC-10 COCKPIT OPERATING MANUAL TO MANUALLY EXTEND THE LNDG GEAR AND PREPARE FOR LNDG. INFLT EMER DECLARED WITH DTW APCH CTL. EQUIP STANDING BY FOR LNDG. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

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.