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A B757-200 on final approach at 1500 ft had the left hydraulic system pressure and quantity drop to zero. Cause unknown.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 413864 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199809 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : yvr |
| State Reference | BC |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1500 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : yvr |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| ASRS Report | 413864 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Following gear extension, the left system hydraulic reservoir message annunciated on the EICAS screen. Fluid quantity zero, pressure good. Selected flaps to 25 degrees prior to pressure indicating zero. Set flaps 25 degrees bug and landed without incident. Got towed in by tug.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757-200 ON FINAL APCH AT 1500 FT HAD THE L HYD SYS PRESSURE AND QUANTITY DROP TO ZERO. CAUSE UNKNOWN.
Narrative: FOLLOWING GEAR EXTENSION, THE L SYS HYD RESERVOIR MESSAGE ANNUNCIATED ON THE EICAS SCREEN. FLUID QUANTITY ZERO, PRESSURE GOOD. SELECTED FLAPS TO 25 DEGS PRIOR TO PRESSURE INDICATING ZERO. SET FLAPS 25 DEGS BUG AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. GOT TOWED IN BY 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.