<< >> NASA ASRS Report 562694, October 2002

An overwater B737 flight loses its system B hydraulics when 100 NM southeast of msy, 450 NM from destination airport and continuing to land at mco, fl.

Attributes
ACN	562694
Time
Date	200210
Day	Thu
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zjx.artcc
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 37000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-800
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute : other oceanic
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	562694
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : hyd gauges other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Company
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

At cruise, right engine hydraulic pump failed. Shortly after that, system B quantity and pressure dropped to zero. Completed abnormal procedures. Contacted dispatch and maintenance tech on radio. Declared emergency with ATC and requested emergency equipment. Landed at mco and taxied to gate without further incident. Flight attendants and passenger were briefed and stayed calm throughout event.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN OVERWATER B737 FLT LOSES ITS SYSTEM B HYDRAULICS WHEN 100 NM SE OF MSY, 450 NM FROM DEST ARPT AND CONTINUING TO LAND AT MCO, FL.

Narrative: AT CRUISE, R ENGINE HYDRAULIC PUMP FAILED. SHORTLY AFTER THAT, SYSTEM B QUANTITY AND PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO. COMPLETED ABNORMAL PROCS. CONTACTED DISPATCH AND MAINT TECH ON RADIO. DECLARED EMER WITH ATC AND REQUESTED EMER EQUIP. LANDED AT MCO AND TAXIED TO GATE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. FLT ATTENDANTS AND PAX WERE BRIEFED AND STAYED CALM THROUGHOUT EVENT.

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.