MD-82
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Situational Awareness; Training / Qualification; Workload
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical
Flight Crew FLC complied w / Automation / Advisory; Flight Crew Landed in Emergency Condition; General Declared Emergency; General Maintenance Action
Aircraft
During climb; First Officer's leg; approximately FL250 First Officer noticed that the left hydraulic quantity was decreasing. Captain accomplished QRH procedure and subsequently hydraulic level fell to zero. Declared an emergency and landed uneventfully.
A MD-82's left hydraulic system quantity began decreasing during climb and after accomplishing the QRH; with hydraulic quantity at zero; an emergency was declared.