Hydraulic system failure.

Attributes
ACN	138881
Time
Date	199003
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : den
State Reference	CO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : den
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	138881
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : overcame equipment problem none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Left hydraulic system failure. Captain flying. Descent and approach checklist complete. Cleared for visual approach to runway 26L. Lost hydraulic quantity and pressure while moving flaps from 11 degree to 15 degree. Executed hydraulic loss and 15 del flap approach procedures. Requested emergency equipment and longest runway. Landed on runway 35L.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FAILURE.

Narrative: LEFT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FAILURE. CAPT FLYING. DSCNT AND APCH CHECKLIST COMPLETE. CLRED FOR VISUAL APCH TO RWY 26L. LOST HYDRAULIC QUANTITY AND PRESSURE WHILE MOVING FLAPS FROM 11 DEG TO 15 DEG. EXECUTED HYDRAULIC LOSS AND 15 DEL FLAP APCH PROCS. REQUESTED EMER EQUIPMENT AND LONGEST RWY. LANDED ON RWY 35L.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.