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Air carrier large transport diverted to alternate when a slow leak was observed in a hydraulic system.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 96911 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198810 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mci |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zkc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 4600 |
| ASRS Report | 96911 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
As F/east noticed slow loss of hydraulic fluid. Corrective actions taken to stop leak. Made unscheduled landing mci to repair.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR LGT DIVERTED TO ALTERNATE WHEN A SLOW LEAK WAS OBSERVED IN A HYDRAULIC SYSTEM.
Narrative: AS F/E NOTICED SLOW LOSS OF HYD FLUID. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS TAKEN TO STOP LEAK. MADE UNSCHEDULED LNDG MCI TO REPAIR.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.