AN FK100 FLC LANDS AT THEIR DEST ARPT WITH THE #1 HYD SYS INOP AFTER CONFERRING WITH DISPATCH ABOUT RWY REQUIREMENTS AT GRR; MI.
Synopsis
AN FK100 FLC LANDS AT THEIR DEST ARPT WITH THE #1 HYD SYS INOP AFTER CONFERRING WITH DISPATCH ABOUT RWY REQUIREMENTS AT GRR; MI.
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APCHING GRAND RAPIDS; LEVEL AT 6000 FT; WE WERE ALERTED BY A 2 CHIME WARNING AND MFDU ALERT MESSAGE 'SYS #1 HYD PRESSURE LOW;' FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER 2 CHIME AND ALERT MESSAGE; 'SYS #1 HYD QUANTITY LOW.' WE CONFIRMED THIS ALERT ON OVERHEAD READOUT PANEL. WE DSNDED TO 3000 FT. ONCE LEVEL; WE WERE ALERTED WITH 2 CHIME WARNING AND MFDU ALERT MESSAGE; 'SYS #2 HYD PRESSURE LOW.' LOOKED TO OVERHEAD; AND PRESSURE AND QUANTITY ON SYS #2 WAS NORMAL. WITHIN 15-20 SECONDS; SYS #2 CORRECTED AND ALERT MESSAGE CLRED. I CONTINUED TO FLY ON VECTORS. THE CAPT FOLLOWED PROCS ON MFDU'S AND STARTED CHKLISTS IN QRH. THE CAPT INFORMED FLT ATTENDANTS AND APCH CTL OF PROB. NOTIFIED DISPATCH AND DECISION WAS MADE TO LAND GRAND RAPIDS. WE DECLARED EMER AND REQUESTED EMER EQUIP. AFTER ALL CHKLISTS WERE COMPLETE AND FLT ATTENDANTS AND CABIN PREPARED; WE LANDED AND STOPPED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND WERE TOWED TO GATE. THROUGHOUT THIS SIT ALL PARTIES WERE KEPT INFORMED AND GOOD CRM WAS APPLIED BTWN ALL CREW MEMBERS. CONCERNS AND CONSIDERATIONS WERE OF WINDS; RWYS LENGTH AND WIDTH; SURFACE CONDITION; EMER CAPABILITIES; AND FUEL ON BOARD FOR DIVERTING. FOR THIS EMER; THINGS WERE PRETTY SMOOTH -- STAY CALM; TAKE YOUR TIME; COMMUNICATE AND BE THOROUGH. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 460496: BROKEN FITTING ON ENG #1; SYS #1; HYD PUMP. NO CORRECTIVE ACTION POSSIBLE; FOLLOWED ELECTRONIC CHKLIST; WITH QRH FOLLOW-UP: HYD SYS #1 FAIL PROC. I TOLD APCH WE HAD A PROB; NEEDED TO RUN SOME CHKLISTS; AND REQUESTED DELAYING VECTORS. THE FO WAS FLYING AND CONTINUED TO FLY UNTIL ALTERNATE FLAP AND GEAR EXTENSION. FO ALSO TOOK OVER MOST ATC COM. I CONTACTED DISPATCH; CHKING TO SEE IF GRR WAS THE BEST PLACE TO LAND; CONSIDERING RWY LENGTH; WIDTH; WX; EMER EQUIP. ADVISED TWR WE WERE BE DISABLED AFTER LNDG. I ASKED THE FO IF WE HAD FORGOTTEN ANYTHING OR WAS THERE ANYTHING WE COULD DO BETTER. WE TOOK ENOUGH TIME TO COMPLETE EVERYTHING; BUT DIDN'T WASTE TIME. OVERALL; THIS EMER WENT VERY SMOOTHLY; IT WAS MY FIRST.
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