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Cabin attendant reports successful resolution of hydraulic system problem on B757. Relates good flight deck/cabin CRM to accomplish safe landing without alarming passenger.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 797247 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200807 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzzz.airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 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 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 24 flight attendant time total : 24 flight attendant time type : 20 |
| ASRS Report | 797247 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Captain notified purser of hydraulic leak and to prepare for landing using emergency landing checklist but not to inform passenger -- he would make an announcement. He said to expect a long slow descent and approach due to hydraulic problem; but he expected a normal landing. The descent was very long; but we landed normally and the passenger were deplaned at the gate without worry.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CABIN ATTENDANT REPORTS SUCCESSFUL RESOLUTION OF HYDRAULIC SYSTEM PROBLEM ON B757. RELATES GOOD FLT DECK/CABIN CRM TO ACCOMPLISH SAFE LNDG WITHOUT ALARMING PAX.
Narrative: CAPT NOTIFIED PURSER OF HYD LEAK AND TO PREPARE FOR LNDG USING EMER LNDG CHKLIST BUT NOT TO INFORM PAX -- HE WOULD MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT. HE SAID TO EXPECT A LONG SLOW DSCNT AND APCH DUE TO HYD PROB; BUT HE EXPECTED A NORMAL LNDG. THE DSCNT WAS VERY LONG; BUT WE LANDED NORMALLY AND THE PAX WERE DEPLANED AT THE GATE WITHOUT WORRY.
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.