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An air carrier flight crew diverted to the nearest suitable aiport when their center hydraulic system developed a leak.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 995659 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201202 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Oceanic |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Hydraulic System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 140 Flight Crew Total 26000 Flight Crew Type 7000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
Slow leak in center hydraulic system. Diverted to the nearest suitable airport. [We] landed overweight. [We] followed SOP and checklists; a non-event. Upon landing; leak was isolated to right landing gear. We never lost system pressure; however; hydraulic quantity was nearly depleted when we reached the gate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An air carrier flight crew diverted to the nearest suitable aiport when their center hydraulic system developed a leak.
Narrative: Slow leak in center hydraulic system. Diverted to the nearest suitable airport. [We] landed overweight. [We] followed SOP and checklists; a non-event. Upon landing; leak was isolated to right landing gear. We never lost system pressure; however; hydraulic quantity was nearly depleted when we reached the gate.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.