Aircraft equipment problem. 'A' system hydraulic failure. Emergency.

Attributes
ACN	338954
Time
Date	199606
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : crg
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 175 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	338954
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	338965
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Flight xyz dtw to fll. At FL330 noticed loss of a system hydraulic. Declared emergency. Completed emergency checklists. Landed runway 27 at fll. Pinned gear and towed in. Had jump seater come up front and assist with manual gear lowering -- good CRM.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT EQUIP PROB. 'A' SYS HYD FAILURE. EMER.

Narrative: FLT XYZ DTW TO FLL. AT FL330 NOTICED LOSS OF A SYS HYD. DECLARED EMER. COMPLETED EMER CHKLISTS. LANDED RWY 27 AT FLL. PINNED GEAR AND TOWED IN. HAD JUMP SEATER COME UP FRONT AND ASSIST WITH MANUAL GEAR LOWERING -- GOOD CRM.

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.