hydraulic failure
Fluid system breakdown
Hydraulic failure is the breakdown or malfunction of a system that uses pressurized fluid to transmit force—most critically in aircraft, where hydraulic systems control flight surfaces, landing gear, and brakes.
The pilot declared an emergency after hydraulic failure left him with limited control.
The term applies to any hydraulic system losing pressure or fluid, from industrial machinery to vehicle brakes.
- leakEscape through a breach
- ruptureViolent tearing apart
- brake lineTube carrying stopping fluid
- pressureForce upon contact
- pressure dropReduction in atmospheric force
fluid · brake · seal · burst · malfunction · cylinder · hose · pump · emergency · emergency landing · landing · landing gear · gear · warning · cockpit · flight deck · descent · crash landing
- car problemsflat tire, dead battery, engine light, check engine, breakdown
- malfunctionsbroken, defective, glitch, faulty, error
- aviation hazardsbird strike, icing, midair collision, pilot error, stall
- Crash InvestigationsNTSB, crash investigation, crash site, crash scene, black box
- industrial accidentsindustrial accident, explosion, factory fire, mine explosion, mine disaster
- worksite hazardselectrocution, cave-in, falling objects, chemical exposure, asbestos
hydraulic, failure, hydra, hydrant, hydrate, hydrated, hydration, dehydrate, dehydrated