DC8 flight crew informed of hydraulic leak on descent to completion of flight.

Attributes
ACN	314155
Time
Date	199508
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phl
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-8 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	314155
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

The scheduled flight was phl-cae-mia. During descent on the second leg (cae-mia) we were informed that the aircraft was down upon arrival into mia due to a hydraulic leak. All indications were normal. We were informed by the mechanic (mia) that a crack had been detected in phl by mechanics. The crew was not informed, nothing was written in the logbook.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC8 FLC INFORMED OF HYD LEAK ON DSCNT TO COMPLETION OF FLT.

Narrative: THE SCHEDULED FLT WAS PHL-CAE-MIA. DURING DSCNT ON THE SECOND LEG (CAE-MIA) WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE ACFT WAS DOWN UPON ARR INTO MIA DUE TO A HYD LEAK. ALL INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. WE WERE INFORMED BY THE MECH (MIA) THAT A CRACK HAD BEEN DETECTED IN PHL BY MECHS. THE CREW WAS NOT INFORMED, NOTHING WAS WRITTEN IN THE LOGBOOK.

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.