DC10 captain elects for a diversion to alternate after suffering an aircraft equipment problem hydraulic system. Surface wind conditions prevent a return land at departure airport, lax.

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Attributes
ACN	361200
Time
Date	199702
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax airport : ont
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
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	climbout : intermediate altitude landing other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	361200
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

ATC facility: los angeles. Location: oceanside. Loss of system #1 hydraulics. We were unable to return to lax because of strong xwinds at lax and the limitation imposed by the loss of system #1. We diverted to ont where the wind was reported as calm. We made a normal landing except our weight was 361500 pounds.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC10 CAPT ELECTS FOR A DIVERSION TO ALTERNATE AFTER SUFFERING AN ACFT EQUIP PROB HYD SYS. SURFACE WIND CONDITIONS PREVENT A RETURN LAND AT DEP ARPT, LAX.

Narrative: ATC FACILITY: LOS ANGELES. LOCATION: OCEANSIDE. LOSS OF SYS #1 HYDS. WE WERE UNABLE TO RETURN TO LAX BECAUSE OF STRONG XWINDS AT LAX AND THE LIMITATION IMPOSED BY THE LOSS OF SYS #1. WE DIVERTED TO ONT WHERE THE WIND WAS RPTED AS CALM. WE MADE A NORMAL LNDG EXCEPT OUR WT WAS 361500 LBS.

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.