B727-200
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Situational Awareness; Training / Qualification; Troubleshooting
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical
Flight Crew Diverted; Flight Crew Took Evasive Action; Flight Crew Landed As Precaution; General Maintenance Action
Aircraft; Weather; Airport
Crew noted leak in Hydraulic System A. Followed appropriate checklists; complied with QRH limitations. Selected divert to closer airport with better surface wind conditions. Divert airport also more appropriate for Company ground support. Also the potential to close runway would have closed destination airport's primary runway. Uneventful landing at divert airport. Cause for malfunction still unknown.
A B727-200's 'A' Hydraulic System developed a leak so the Captain diverted to a nearby airport with multiple runways and more suitable weather than the destination airport.