Flight crew of air carrier medium large transport aircraft lost the hydraulic system to their wing flap/slats resulting in a higher than normal landing speed with emergency ground equipment standing by.

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Attributes
ACN	231827
Time
Date	199301
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : clt
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 37000 msl bound upper : 37000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	231827
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 6100 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	231840
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Approximately 100 NM south of cae, B hydraulic system quantity started decreasing. B pumps were turned off and quantity stopped decreasing. Dispatcher was notified and flight was continued to pit. Pit approach control was notified that a 15 NM final was needed and the rescue equipment. After flaps were extended to 15, B hydraulic system failed. Loss of B hydraulic system checklist was completed and a 15 flaps landing. After clearing runway, rescue equipment was released and taxied to gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF ACR MLG ACFT LOST THE HYD SYS TO THEIR WING FLAP/SLATS RESULTING IN A HIGHER THAN NORMAL LNDG SPD WITH EMER GND EQUIP STANDING BY.

Narrative: APPROX 100 NM S OF CAE, B HYD SYS QUANTITY STARTED DECREASING. B PUMPS WERE TURNED OFF AND QUANTITY STOPPED DECREASING. DISPATCHER WAS NOTIFIED AND FLT WAS CONTINUED TO PIT. PIT APCH CTL WAS NOTIFIED THAT A 15 NM FINAL WAS NEEDED AND THE RESCUE EQUIP. AFTER FLAPS WERE EXTENDED TO 15, B HYD SYS FAILED. LOSS OF B HYD SYS CHKLIST WAS COMPLETED AND A 15 FLAPS LNDG. AFTER CLRING RWY, RESCUE EQUIP WAS RELEASED AND TAXIED TO GATE.

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.