Narrative:

Over vhp VOR we got distracted by a right hydraulic failure warning lights. While we were trying to figure out our problem, I got distracted again over fwa VOR and was late to intercept the arrival into dtw. Not being able to fix our hydraulic loss of pressure, I declared an emergency. We had to extend our gear manually. We made a smooth and eventless landing at dtw airport and cleared the runway. We parked on a taxiway and waited for emergency team to inspect the landing gear. Our maintenance personnel came soon after, relatched the landing gear doors which were hanging down after the free-fall gear extension. We received clearance from ground control to be towed into our gate. No damages were sustained, no injury either except for a passenger who hyperventilated for a few mins.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF ACR MLG ACFT WERE DISTRACTED BY AN ACFT EQUIP MALFUNCTION AND DEVIATED FROM ASSIGNED COURSE.

Narrative: OVER VHP VOR WE GOT DISTRACTED BY A R HYD FAILURE WARNING LIGHTS. WHILE WE WERE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT OUR PROBLEM, I GOT DISTRACTED AGAIN OVER FWA VOR AND WAS LATE TO INTERCEPT THE ARR INTO DTW. NOT BEING ABLE TO FIX OUR HYD LOSS OF PRESSURE, I DECLARED AN EMER. WE HAD TO EXTEND OUR GEAR MANUALLY. WE MADE A SMOOTH AND EVENTLESS LNDG AT DTW ARPT AND CLRED THE RWY. WE PARKED ON A TAXIWAY AND WAITED FOR EMER TEAM TO INSPECT THE LNDG GEAR. OUR MAINT PERSONNEL CAME SOON AFTER, RELATCHED THE LNDG GEAR DOORS WHICH WERE HANGING DOWN AFTER THE FREE-FALL GEAR EXTENSION. WE RECEIVED CLRNC FROM GND CTL TO BE TOWED INTO OUR GATE. NO DAMAGES WERE SUSTAINED, NO INJURY EITHER EXCEPT FOR A PAX WHO HYPERVENTILATED FOR A FEW MINS.

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.