B757 flight crew has hydraulic system malfunction during approach to rplc.

Attributes
ACN	725311
Time
Date	200701
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rplc.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl single value : 800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 125 flight time total : 12000
ASRS Report	725311
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : hyd press/quantity other flight crewa other other : 949
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

At 800 ft AGL on visual runway 20L at crk lost left hydraulic pressure and quantity went to zero. Aircraft stabilized on approach; had first officer get QRH to refresh the items loss on left hydraulic system. Landing normal rollout ok with differential braking in place of steering; was able to clear runway at F5 and stop to run checklist and secure left hydraulic system and get towed to ramp.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 FLT CREW HAS HYD SYSTEM MALFUNCTION DURING APCH TO RPLC.

Narrative: AT 800 FT AGL ON VISUAL RWY 20L AT CRK LOST L HYD PRESSURE AND QUANTITY WENT TO ZERO. ACFT STABILIZED ON APCH; HAD FO GET QRH TO REFRESH THE ITEMS LOSS ON L HYD SYS. LNDG NORMAL ROLLOUT OK WITH DIFFERENTIAL BRAKING IN PLACE OF STEERING; WAS ABLE TO CLR RWY AT F5 AND STOP TO RUN CHKLIST AND SECURE L HYD SYS AND GET TOWED TO RAMP.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.