B727 crew had 'a' system hydraulic failure.

Attributes
ACN	463230
Time
Date	200002
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : fjc.vortac
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl single value : 33000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 8500 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	463230
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	other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

During cruise flight at FL330, both pressure and quantity in the 'a' hydraulic system went to zero. Completed appropriate checklist which led to a diversion and landing at jfk. Manually lowered landing gear and extended flaps electrically. After landing and being towed to parking gate, it was determined that a hydraulic pressure line near one of the engine driven pumps had ruptured, resulting in total loss of hydraulic fluid.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 CREW HAD 'A' SYS HYD FAILURE.

Narrative: DURING CRUISE FLT AT FL330, BOTH PRESSURE AND QUANTITY IN THE 'A' HYD SYS WENT TO ZERO. COMPLETED APPROPRIATE CHKLIST WHICH LED TO A DIVERSION AND LNDG AT JFK. MANUALLY LOWERED LNDG GEAR AND EXTENDED FLAPS ELECTRICALLY. AFTER LNDG AND BEING TOWED TO PARKING GATE, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A HYD PRESSURE LINE NEAR ONE OF THE ENG DRIVEN PUMPS HAD RUPTURED, RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF HYD FLUID.

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.