A B727-200 lost 'a' hydraulic system pressure and quantity upon landing gear retraction.

Attributes
ACN	361444
Time
Date	199702
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : grr
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 200 agl bound upper : 200
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : grr
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial other other
Route In Use	departure other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 132 flight time total : 11940 flight time type : 3670
ASRS Report	361444
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	361442
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Lost 'a' system hydraulic fluid upon gear retraction, followed the company's checklist and operating procedures. Began diversion to mke. Took time to review alternate gear and flap extension procedures, brief flight attendants and passenger, declared emergency with ATC, landed at mke. Able to exit runway then await tow to gate due nosewheel steering inoperative.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B727-200 LOST 'A' HYD SYS PRESSURE AND QUANTITY UPON LNDG GEAR RETRACTION.

Narrative: LOST 'A' SYS HYD FLUID UPON GEAR RETRACTION, FOLLOWED THE COMPANY'S CHKLIST AND OPERATING PROCS. BEGAN DIVERSION TO MKE. TOOK TIME TO REVIEW ALTERNATE GEAR AND FLAP EXTENSION PROCS, BRIEF FLT ATTENDANTS AND PAX, DECLARED EMER WITH ATC, LANDED AT MKE. ABLE TO EXIT RWY THEN AWAIT TOW TO GATE DUE NOSEWHEEL STEERING INOP.

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.