An F100 crew, on approach to day, experienced a hydraulic failure, requiring manual operation of gea...

Attributes
ACN	542868
Time
Date	200203
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : day.tracon
State Reference	OH
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : day.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 14 flight attendant time total : 14 flight attendant time type : 5
ASRS Report	542868
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : 1
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On approach into day, captain called us both on interphone. Calmly explained situation and had us prepare cabin for arrival. Explained to passenger situation then. Some passenger began to be upset, but we remained calm. Most anxious experience was the time it took to manual perform cockpit duties manually (eg, landing gear, flaps). Passenger 1 1/2 hours were very patient and cooperative, but you could tell were emotionally concerned. After landed, captain called flight attendant interphone and explained landing gear has tendency to collapse on this aircraft and to remain in seatbelts until at gate. The captain was very professional and calm during entire incident. He kept us and passenger very informed. I was impressed by him. Also 1 other point, being a ZZZ based flight attendant with all other crew members ZZZ1 based, I was touched by ZZZ1 operations calling the captain and ZZZ1 based flight attendant #1 to see how they were.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN F100 CREW, ON APCH TO DAY, EXPERIENCED A HYD FAILURE, REQUIRING MANUAL OP OF GEAR AND FLAPS.

Narrative: ON APCH INTO DAY, CAPT CALLED US BOTH ON INTERPHONE. CALMLY EXPLAINED SIT AND HAD US PREPARE CABIN FOR ARR. EXPLAINED TO PAX SIT THEN. SOME PAX BEGAN TO BE UPSET, BUT WE REMAINED CALM. MOST ANXIOUS EXPERIENCE WAS THE TIME IT TOOK TO MANUAL PERFORM COCKPIT DUTIES MANUALLY (EG, LNDG GEAR, FLAPS). PAX 1 1/2 HRS WERE VERY PATIENT AND COOPERATIVE, BUT YOU COULD TELL WERE EMOTIONALLY CONCERNED. AFTER LANDED, CAPT CALLED FLT ATTENDANT INTERPHONE AND EXPLAINED LNDG GEAR HAS TENDENCY TO COLLAPSE ON THIS ACFT AND TO REMAIN IN SEATBELTS UNTIL AT GATE. THE CAPT WAS VERY PROFESSIONAL AND CALM DURING ENTIRE INCIDENT. HE KEPT US AND PAX VERY INFORMED. I WAS IMPRESSED BY HIM. ALSO 1 OTHER POINT, BEING A ZZZ BASED FLT ATTENDANT WITH ALL OTHER CREW MEMBERS ZZZ1 BASED, I WAS TOUCHED BY ZZZ1 OPS CALLING THE CAPT AND ZZZ1 BASED FLT ATTENDANT #1 TO SEE HOW THEY WERE.

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.

An F100 crew, on approach to day, experienced a hydraulic failure, requiring manual operation of gear and flaps.