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Medium large transport aircraft on approach in IMC lost 'a' system hydraulics. Flight crew landed, stopped and had tug tow aircraft to gate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 352692 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199611 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cle |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 1500 agl bound upper : 1500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : cle |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach 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 : 120 flight time total : 20100 flight time type : 12000 |
| ASRS Report | 352692 |
| 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 | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On final approach while configuring the aircraft, the 'a' hydraulic system failed. We electrically lowered the flaps to 15 degrees, broke out of the WX near minimums and landed. Came to a stop on the runway and were towed back to the gate by a company tug.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MLG ACFT ON APCH IN IMC LOST 'A' SYS HYDS. FLC LANDED, STOPPED AND HAD TUG TOW ACFT TO GATE.
Narrative: ON FINAL APCH WHILE CONFIGURING THE ACFT, THE 'A' HYD SYS FAILED. WE ELECTRICALLY LOWERED THE FLAPS TO 15 DEGS, BROKE OUT OF THE WX NEAR MINIMUMS AND LANDED. CAME TO A STOP ON THE RWY AND WERE TOWED BACK TO THE GATE BY A COMPANY TUG.
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.