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Incident

FAA incident report · Doug DC-9-32 · Ft Lauderdale, FL · July 25, 2000

Date: July 25, 2000 · 10:10 local
Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
Airport: Ft Lauderdale-Hollywood International
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: ZZDA
Aircraft: N835AT
Reported as: Doug DC932
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D9
Pilot’s flight hours: 10,000 total5,000 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days

N835ATRegistration cancelled Jan 19, 2005 · Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-32S/N 47534 · Built 1971 Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-32 Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D-9 seriesTurbo-jet

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What happened

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(-23)50 Miles west of fll, descending through 11K lost the rt hyd sys indications were rt hyd press low light on & quanity & press gages at zero. Procedures followed for hyd press low light on & single hyd sys failure. Landing gear extended normal & gear doors closed normal. Emergency declared with miami approach & an uneventful approach & landing to 9L followed. Normal procedures followed, APU started and when taxing to terminal proceded, flt. Attendents noticed odor in cabin and L2 attendent noticed slight mist. Due to loss of hydraulics, skydrol was present near APU when started caused mist/odor. Pax were deplaned and bused to terminal, mx, r&r rudder hydraulic power-shutoff valve.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)50 MILES WEST OF FLL, DESCENDING THROUGH 11K LOST THE RT HYD SYS INDICATIONS WERE RT HYD PRESS LOW LIGHT ON & QUANITY & PRESS GAGES AT ZERO. PROCEDURES FOLLOWED FOR HYD PRESS LOW LIGHT ON & SINGLE HYD SYS FAILURE. LANDING GEAR EXTENDED NORMAL & GEAR DOORS CLOSED NORMAL. EMERGENCY DECLARED WITH MIAMI APPROACH & AN UNEVENTFUL APPROACH & LANDING TO 9L FOLLOWED. NORMAL PROCEDURES FOLLOWED, APU STARTED AND WHEN TAXING TO TERMINAL PROCEDED, FLT. ATTENDENTS NOTICED ODOR IN CABIN AND L2 ATTENDENT NOTICED SLIGHT MIST. DUE TO LOSS OF HYDRAULICS, SKYDROL WAS PRESENT NEAR APU WHEN STARTED CAUSED MIST/ODOR. PAX WERE DEPLANED AND BUSED TO TERMINAL, MX, R&R RUDDER HYDRAULIC POWER-SHUTOFF VALVE.