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A B737-200 immediately after takeoff at 150 ft declared an emergency and diverted due to loss of 'a' system hydraulics caused by the right main gear uplock actuator failure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 553995 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200207 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mco.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 150 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mco.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer observation : company check pilot oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 553995 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : a system press and qty indicators other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | other other other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
With positive rate of climb on departure, placed gear handle up and immediately lost hydraulic system 'a.' declared emergency with departure control. Ran appropriate checklists. Coordination with flight attendants, passenger, and company. Returned to mco for a landing on runway 36L, stopping and shutting down on the runway (no nosewheel steering). Communications and problem resolution were as expected based on training. Everything worked as advertised -- except the tug that broke down towing us in! Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the cause of the loss of 'a' system pressure and quantity was the failure of the right main gear uplock actuator. The reporter said the right gear well was saturated with fluid on the return.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-200 IMMEDIATELY AFTER TKOF AT 150 FT DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED DUE TO LOSS OF 'A' SYS HYDS CAUSED BY THE R MAIN GEAR UPLOCK ACTUATOR FAILURE.
Narrative: WITH POSITIVE RATE OF CLB ON DEP, PLACED GEAR HANDLE UP AND IMMEDIATELY LOST HYD SYS 'A.' DECLARED EMER WITH DEP CTL. RAN APPROPRIATE CHKLISTS. COORD WITH FLT ATTENDANTS, PAX, AND COMPANY. RETURNED TO MCO FOR A LNDG ON RWY 36L, STOPPING AND SHUTTING DOWN ON THE RWY (NO NOSEWHEEL STEERING). COMS AND PROB RESOLUTION WERE AS EXPECTED BASED ON TRAINING. EVERYTHING WORKED AS ADVERTISED -- EXCEPT THE TUG THAT BROKE DOWN TOWING US IN! CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE CAUSE OF THE LOSS OF 'A' SYS PRESSURE AND QUANTITY WAS THE FAILURE OF THE R MAIN GEAR UPLOCK ACTUATOR. THE RPTR SAID THE R GEAR WELL WAS SATURATED WITH FLUID ON THE RETURN.
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.