Hydraulic system failure drives MD80 to return to departure airport.

Attributes
ACN	782345
Time
Date	200804
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 6
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 10 flight attendant time total : 10 flight attendant time type : 30
ASRS Report	782345
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : executed go around other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Captain rang for cabin attendants. All flight attendants got on phone. We were told we lost hydraulics on aircraft right. But they thought the wheels would come down manually; and we were turning back to ZZZ. Captain gave us pertinent information but said we did not need to do a planned emergency checklist. The wheel well doors would drag upon landing but it should be fine. Flight attendants made sure passenger knew where their emergency exits were; prepared the cabin; landed safely.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FAILURE DRIVES MD80 TO RETURN TO DEP ARPT.

Narrative: CAPT RANG FOR CABIN ATTENDANTS. ALL FLT ATTENDANTS GOT ON PHONE. WE WERE TOLD WE LOST HYDS ON ACFT R. BUT THEY THOUGHT THE WHEELS WOULD COME DOWN MANUALLY; AND WE WERE TURNING BACK TO ZZZ. CAPT GAVE US PERTINENT INFO BUT SAID WE DID NOT NEED TO DO A PLANNED EMER CHKLIST. THE WHEEL WELL DOORS WOULD DRAG UPON LNDG BUT IT SHOULD BE FINE. FLT ATTENDANTS MADE SURE PAX KNEW WHERE THEIR EMER EXITS WERE; PREPARED THE CABIN; LANDED SAFELY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.