<< >> NASA ASRS Report 909388, September 2010

A MD80's left hydraulic system lost fluid in flight. After accomplishing the QRH an emergency was declared and the flight diverted to an airport with a long runway near the planned destination.

Attributes
ACN	909388
Time
Date	201009
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Hydraulic Main System
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Not Flying
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

Enroute at cruise; FL350; I noticed that the left hydraulic system had one quart of fluid remaining. After accomplishing the QRH procedure an emergency was declared and destination was changed to a major airport near our destination with a long runway. Landed on the runway and aircraft was met and inspected by airport rescue and fire fighting personnel. Aircraft was towed to gate. Company terminated the flight. Weather clarification: VMC on top of undercast with heavy precipitation throughout the valley.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A MD80's left hydraulic system lost fluid in flight. After accomplishing the QRH an emergency was declared and the flight diverted to an airport with a long runway near the planned destination.

Narrative: Enroute at cruise; FL350; I noticed that the left hydraulic system had one quart of fluid remaining. After accomplishing the QRH procedure an emergency was declared and destination was changed to a major airport near our destination with a long runway. Landed on the runway and aircraft was met and inspected by Airport Rescue and Fire Fighting personnel. Aircraft was towed to gate. Company terminated the flight. Weather clarification: VMC on top of undercast with heavy precipitation throughout the valley.

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.