Flight attendant report regarding a divert prior to crossing the ocean due to a hydraulic leak.

Attributes
ACN	419864
Time
Date	199810
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : eggx
State Reference	FO
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : eggx
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : atlantic
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	419864
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Approximately 2 hours into the flight the captain came on the PA and announced that we would be landing in lhr in 45 mins due to a hydraulic leak. He explained at that time to both passenger and crew that we were in no immediate danger and that he wasn't going to cross the atlantic with the problem. He made timely PA's as needed including one explaining that crash trucks would be meeting the aircraft and not to be alarmed. We discontinued our meal service and cleared the cabin for landing. The landing was uneventful, the aircraft was repaired and we continued to mia.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT REGARDING A DIVERT PRIOR TO XING THE OCEAN DUE TO A HYD LEAK.

Narrative: APPROX 2 HRS INTO THE FLT THE CAPT CAME ON THE PA AND ANNOUNCED THAT WE WOULD BE LNDG IN LHR IN 45 MINS DUE TO A HYD LEAK. HE EXPLAINED AT THAT TIME TO BOTH PAX AND CREW THAT WE WERE IN NO IMMEDIATE DANGER AND THAT HE WASN'T GOING TO CROSS THE ATLANTIC WITH THE PROB. HE MADE TIMELY PA'S AS NEEDED INCLUDING ONE EXPLAINING THAT CRASH TRUCKS WOULD BE MEETING THE ACFT AND NOT TO BE ALARMED. WE DISCONTINUED OUR MEAL SVC AND CLRED THE CABIN FOR LNDG. THE LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL, THE ACFT WAS REPAIRED AND WE CONTINUED TO MIA.

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.