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A B727-200 in climb at FL220 returned to the field due to loss of B hydraulic system pressure and quantity caused by a cracked B pump case.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 404009 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199805 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : bib |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 22000 msl bound upper : 22000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zkc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zkc |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 7848 flight time type : 1299 |
| ASRS Report | 404099 |
| 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 | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Departed st louis bound for washington national, dc, at XA19. During climb, lost #2 B pump (later determined to be a crack in the pump casing) indicated by #2 B pump low pressure light. Leveled at FL220 then initiated return to st louis. Prior to landing, lost B system pressure due to fluid loss. Uneventful landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B727-200 IN CLB AT FL220 RETURNED TO THE FIELD DUE TO LOSS OF B HYD SYS PRESSURE AND QUANTITY CAUSED BY A CRACKED B PUMP CASE.
Narrative: DEPARTED ST LOUIS BOUND FOR WASHINGTON NATL, DC, AT XA19. DURING CLB, LOST #2 B PUMP (LATER DETERMINED TO BE A CRACK IN THE PUMP CASING) INDICATED BY #2 B PUMP LOW PRESSURE LIGHT. LEVELED AT FL220 THEN INITIATED RETURN TO ST LOUIS. PRIOR TO LNDG, LOST B SYS PRESSURE DUE TO FLUID LOSS. UNEVENTFUL LNDG.
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.