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A jetstream 32 flight crew received a gear in fully retracted followed by the loss of hydraulic fluid. Gear manually extended by QRH procedures and landed at iad after declaring an emergency.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 439529 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199906 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : aml.vor |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : iad.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Jetstream 32 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other other vortac |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 2960 flight time type : 185 |
| ASRS Report | 439529 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 1800 flight time type : 165 |
| ASRS Report | 439528 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
After takeoff, retracted landing gear and noticed left gear red light (indicating possible gear not retracted fully) with no other indications. After consulting QRH and talking with maintenance control, we recycled gear to extinguish light. However, light remained on. We concurred with maintenance/dispatch to return to dulles airport. We received vectors from ATC back to dulles for a visual approach to runway 12. Shortly thereafter, we noticed (while still in-flight) a loss in system hydraulic pressure. We declared an emergency, complied with QRH lowering gear manually. ATC vectored us for a visual approach runway 19L. We executed an uneventful 0 degree flap landing. We stopped on the runway and safely deplaned the passenger onto a company van after shutdown. Upon deplaning, the crew observed massive hydraulic fluid which had leaked on left side of aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A JETSTREAM 32 FLC RECEIVED A GEAR IN FULLY RETRACTED FOLLOWED BY THE LOSS OF HYD FLUID. GEAR MANUALLY EXTENDED BY QRH PROCS AND LANDED AT IAD AFTER DECLARING AN EMER.
Narrative: AFTER TKOF, RETRACTED LNDG GEAR AND NOTICED L GEAR RED LIGHT (INDICATING POSSIBLE GEAR NOT RETRACTED FULLY) WITH NO OTHER INDICATIONS. AFTER CONSULTING QRH AND TALKING WITH MAINT CTL, WE RECYCLED GEAR TO EXTINGUISH LIGHT. HOWEVER, LIGHT REMAINED ON. WE CONCURRED WITH MAINT/DISPATCH TO RETURN TO DULLES ARPT. WE RECEIVED VECTORS FROM ATC BACK TO DULLES FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 12. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, WE NOTICED (WHILE STILL INFLT) A LOSS IN SYS HYD PRESSURE. WE DECLARED AN EMER, COMPLIED WITH QRH LOWERING GEAR MANUALLY. ATC VECTORED US FOR A VISUAL APCH RWY 19L. WE EXECUTED AN UNEVENTFUL 0 DEG FLAP LNDG. WE STOPPED ON THE RWY AND SAFELY DEPLANED THE PAX ONTO A COMPANY VAN AFTER SHUTDOWN. UPON DEPLANING, THE CREW OBSERVED MASSIVE HYD FLUID WHICH HAD LEAKED ON L SIDE OF ACFT.
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.