Emergency declared by MD80 flight crew when loss of hydraulics noted in right main system.

Attributes
ACN	360547
Time
Date	199702
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mco
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 20000 msl bound upper : 20000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	other
Route In Use	enroute other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 10000
ASRS Report	360547
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
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 none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

At 20000 ft, right hydraulic indicator appeared to be losing fluid. Right hydraulic gauge indicated near zero. Checklists requested and an emergency was declared. Gear and flaps fully extended before total hydraulic loss on right side. Aircraft controls were a bit sluggish. Maintenance uncovered multiple hydraulic leaks, inboard flap and spoiler actuator. Aircraft had a previous history of hydraulic servicing, unknown to crew.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMER DECLARED BY MD80 FLC WHEN LOSS OF HYDS NOTED IN R MAIN SYS.

Narrative: AT 20000 FT, R HYD INDICATOR APPEARED TO BE LOSING FLUID. R HYD GAUGE INDICATED NEAR ZERO. CHKLISTS REQUESTED AND AN EMER WAS DECLARED. GEAR AND FLAPS FULLY EXTENDED BEFORE TOTAL HYD LOSS ON R SIDE. ACFT CTLS WERE A BIT SLUGGISH. MAINT UNCOVERED MULTIPLE HYD LEAKS, INBOARD FLAP AND SPOILER ACTUATOR. ACFT HAD A PREVIOUS HISTORY OF HYD SVCING, UNKNOWN TO CREW.

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.