Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 140; Flight Crew Total 26000; Flight Crew Type 7000
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical
Flight Crew Diverted
Aircraft; Human Factors
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.
An air carrier flight crew diverted to the nearest suitable aiport when their center hydraulic system developed a leak.