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A B777 lost right hydraulic system during descent for landing. Emergency declared followed by normal landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 737861 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200705 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 11000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : zzz.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B777-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 737861 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eicas |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Approximately 11000 ft (10 min prior to landing); EICAS 'right hydraulic system' ran ecl. No right hydraulic available. Quantity showed blank. Assumed leak and potential for ignition upon landing. Requested equipment to meet aircraft; check aircraft; then follow to gate. First officer flying. Bunkie talked to flight attendant and passenger; and checked landing distance penalty for right hydraulic system inoperative. Dispatch advised at time of failure; and debriefed on telephone. Landing/parking uneventful.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B777 LOST R HYD SYSTEM DURING DESCENT FOR LANDING. EMERGENCY DECLARED FOLLOWED BY NORMAL LANDING.
Narrative: APPROX 11000 FT (10 MIN PRIOR TO LNDG); EICAS 'R HYD SYS' RAN ECL. NO R HYD AVAILABLE. QUANTITY SHOWED BLANK. ASSUMED LEAK AND POTENTIAL FOR IGNITION UPON LNDG. REQUESTED EQUIP TO MEET ACFT; CHK ACFT; THEN FOLLOW TO GATE. FO FLYING. BUNKIE TALKED TO FLT ATTENDANT AND PAX; AND CHKED LNDG DISTANCE PENALTY FOR R HYD SYS INOP. DISPATCH ADVISED AT TIME OF FAILURE; AND DEBRIEFED ON TELEPHONE. LNDG/PARKING UNEVENTFUL.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.