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A B757 flight attendant experienced a return to the departure airport due to a hydraulic pump failure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 632648 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200409 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mia.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mia.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 5 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 13 flight attendant time total : 13 flight attendant time type : 60 |
| ASRS Report | 632648 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to alternate |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
According to the PIC, the captain stated that when switching the aircraft from a takeoff confign to a clean confign the main hydraulic pump in the #1 engine failed. We had not cleared 10000 ft and returned to mia without incident. When we parked at the gate, the aircraft was taken OTS. After a 2 hour wait, flight abc proceeded to phl on a different B757.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757 FLT ATTENDANT EXPERIENCED A RETURN TO THE DEP ARPT DUE TO A HYD PUMP FAILURE.
Narrative: ACCORDING TO THE PIC, THE CAPT STATED THAT WHEN SWITCHING THE ACFT FROM A TKOF CONFIGN TO A CLEAN CONFIGN THE MAIN HYD PUMP IN THE #1 ENG FAILED. WE HAD NOT CLRED 10000 FT AND RETURNED TO MIA WITHOUT INCIDENT. WHEN WE PARKED AT THE GATE, THE ACFT WAS TAKEN OTS. AFTER A 2 HR WAIT, FLT ABC PROCEEDED TO PHL ON A DIFFERENT B757.
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.