A flight attendant reported that their B777 lost a hydraulic system in flight because of a nose gear...

Narrative:

In flight we were advised by the purser that we had a hydraulics problems. Captain did not want the purser to tell the rest of the crew; but he did; and all flight attendants were relieved to know. We are all on the same aircraft; information should not be held from us. Near descent; the captain advised us that we would be making an emergency landing and the aircraft would be met by fire/rescue. We were towed to the gate; after touchdown [and] after being checked out by fire department. We did not prepare the cabin as told not likely to evacuate. I was told it was nose gear hydraulics had been damaged and leaked out the fluid.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A Flight Attendant reported that their B777 lost a hydraulic system in flight because of a nose gear problem; so an emergency was declared before landing.

Narrative: In flight we were advised by the Purser that we had a hydraulics problems. Captain did not want the Purser to tell the rest of the crew; but he did; and all flight attendants were relieved to know. We are all on the same aircraft; information should not be held from us. Near descent; the Captain advised us that we would be making an emergency landing and the aircraft would be met by Fire/Rescue. We were towed to the gate; after touchdown [and] after being checked out by Fire Department. We did not prepare the cabin as told not likely to evacuate. I was told it was nose gear hydraulics had been damaged and leaked out the fluid.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.

Attributes
ACN	1075869
Time
Date	201303
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B777-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Component
Aircraft Component	Hydraulic System
Person 1
Function	Flight Attendant (On Duty)
Qualification	Flight Attendant Current
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

A flight attendant reported that their B777 lost a hydraulic system in flight because of a nose gear problem; so an emergency was declared before landing.