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An ATR72 on a ferry flight had a blue hydraulic system caution and aural warning for a low level. An emergency was declared with a return to land at the departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 846409 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200908 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | ATR 72 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Hydraulic Main System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
At cruise received the blue system hydraulic lo lvl light. Completed aom vol 1 checklist and returned. Declared an emergency with ARTCC. Landing was uneventful. Aircraft warning/message system alerted hydraulic light on cap and lo lvl light on overhead. Landed in emergency condition.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An ATR72 on a ferry flight had a Blue Hydraulic System caution and aural warning for a low level. An emergency was declared with a return to land at the departure airport.
Narrative: At cruise received the Blue System hydraulic LO LVL light. Completed AOM vol 1 checklist and returned. Declared an emergency with ARTCC. Landing was uneventful. Aircraft Warning/Message System alerted HYD light on CAP and LO LVL light on overhead. Landed in Emergency Condition.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.